Claude Terrasse (27 January 1867 – 30 June 1923) was a French composer of

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

s. Terrasse was born in

L'Arbresle L'Arbresle () is a commune of the Rhône department, eastern France. Composer Claude Terrasse and inventor Barthélemy Thimonnier were born in L'Arbresle. Population See also * Communes of the Rhône department The following is a list o ...

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...

. He became known by writing the music for the play ''

Ubu Roi ''Ubu Roi'' (; "Ubu the King" or "King Ubu") is a play by French writer Alfred Jarry, then 23 years old. It was first performed in Paris in 1896, by Aurélien Lugné-Poe's Théâtre de l'Œuvre at the Nouveau-Théâtre (today, the Théâtre de ...

'' by

Alfred Jarry Alfred Jarry (; ; 8 September 1873 – 1 November 1907) was a French Artistic symbol, symbolist writer who is best known for his play ''Ubu Roi'' (1896)'','' often cited as a forerunner of the Dada, Surrealism, Surrealist, and Futurism, Futurist ...

in 1896. In Paris, his brother-in-law, the painter

Pierre Bonnard Pierre Bonnard (; 3 October 186723 January 1947) was a French painter, illustrator and printmaker, known especially for the stylized decorative qualities of his paintings and his bold use of color. A founding member of the Post-Impressionist gr ...

, introduced him to the artistic world and the ''avant-garde'' literature and art of the time. Bonnard also did several portraits of him. In 1890, Terrasse married Andrée Bonnard, sister of the artist Pierre Bonnard. By 1899, they had six children, several of whom appear in Bonnard paintings. Their son Charles Terrasse published a monograph on Bonnard in 1927. Terrasse died in Paris, and was buried in the

Montmartre Cemetery The Cemetery of Montmartre () is a cemetery in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France, that dates to the early 19th century. Officially known as the Cimetière du Nord, it is the third largest necropolis in Paris, after the Père Lachaise Cemet ...

Works

* ''Vive la France!'' – ''Trilogie à grand spectacle'' (trilogy of a great spectacle) – libretto by Franc-Nohain – (Theater of the Pantins, Paris; 29 March 1898) * ''La petite femme de Loth'' –

Opéra bouffe ''Opéra bouffe'' (, plural: ''opéras bouffes'') is a genre of mid- to late 19th-century French operetta, closely associated with Jacques Offenbach, who produced many of them at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, inspiring the genre's name. It ...

in 3 acts –

libretto A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to th ...

Tristan Bernard Tristan Bernard (7 September 1866 – 7 December 1947) was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer. Life He studied law, and after his military service, he started his career as the manager of an aluminium smelter. In the 1890s, ...

(first presented at the

Théâtre des Mathurins The théâtre des Mathurins (), also called Les Mathurins, is a Parisian theatre located at 36, rue des Mathurins, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was established in 1897. Directions * 1898–1901: Marguerite Deval * 1901–1908: Ju ...

, Paris; 1 October 1900) * ''Les travaux d'Hercule'' – opera in 3 acts – libretto by

Robert de Flers Robert Pellevé de La Motte-Ango, marquis de Flers (25 November 1872, Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados – 30 July 1927, Vittel) was a French playwright, opera librettist, and journalist. Pierre Barillet, ''Les Seigneurs du rire: Flers – Caillavet � ...

and

Gaston Arman de Caillavet Gaston Arman de Caillavet (13 March 1869 – 13 January 1915) was a French playwright. Early life Gaston Arman de Caillavet was born on 13 March 1869. He was the son of Albert Arman de Caillavet and Léontine Lippmann. His maternal grandfath ...

– ( Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris; 7 March 1901) * ''Le sire de Vergy'' – Opéra bouffe in 3 acts – libretto by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman de Caillavet – (

Théâtre des Variétés The Théâtre des Variétés () is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7–8, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1974. History The theatre owed its creation to Mademoiselle Montans ...

, Paris; 16 April 1903) * ''Monsieur de la Palisse'' – opera in 3 acts – libretto by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman de Caillavet – (Paris; 2 November 1904) * ''L'ingénu libertin, ou La Marquise et le Marmiton'' – conte galant en trois actes – libretto by Louis Artus – ( Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris; 11 December 1907) * ''Le mariage de Télémaque'' – Opéra bouffe in 5 acts – libretto by Jules Lemaitre and Maurice Donnay – (Opéra-Comique, Paris; 4 May 1910) * ''Les lucioles'' – ballet by Mme. Mariquita – (Opéra-Comique, Paris; 28 December 1910) * ''Pantagruel'' – opera in 5 acts – libretto by

and Eugène Demolder (30 January 1911) * ''Miss Alice des P.T.T.''

musical comedy Musical theatre is a form of theatre, theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, ...

in 3 acts – lyrics by Tristan Bernard and Maurice Vaucaire – (Theater of the Cigale, Paris; 14 December 1912) * ''Faust en ménage'' – lyric fantasy in one act – libretto by Albert Carré – (Theater of the Potinière, Paris; 5 January 1924)

References

External links

Claude Terrasse
on data.bnf.fr *
Website (in French) devoted to Claude Terrasse
1867 births 1923 deaths People from L'Arbresle French operetta composers French opera composers French male opera composers Burials at Montmartre Cemetery {{France-composer-stub