Alexandre Duval

Alexandre Duval was a French dramatist, actor and librettist from RennesWikipedia (2026) Alexandre Duval. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Duval, Alexandre (1767-1842). Authority record. (Accessed: 19 October 2026)., who served as a boy in the navy in AmericaWikipedia (2026) Alexandre Duval. (Accessed: 19 October 2026). and acted at the Comédie-FrançaiseWikipedia (2026) Alexandre Duval. (Accessed: 19 October 2026). before writing some sixty plays, comedies, dramas and opéras comiquesWikipedia (2026) Alexandre Duval. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).Académie française (n.d.) Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).. He wrote libretti for Della Maria, Dalayrac, Boieldieu and MéhulBibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Duval, Alexandre (1767-1842). Authority record. (Accessed: 19 October 2026)., whose Joseph of 1807 is hisWikipedia (2026) Alexandre Duval. (Accessed: 19 October 2026)., and directed the OdéonWikipedia (2026) Alexandre Duval. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).Académie française (n.d.) Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).. His comedy Le faux Stanislas (1809) became the libretto Felice Romani wrote for Gyrowetz and Verdi later set as Un giorno di regnoWikipedia (2026) Alexandre Duval. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).Académie française (n.d.) Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Un giorno di regno. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).The English Wikipedia article on Un giorno di regno dates the play 1808; the Académie française and the French Wikipedia article give 1809, the year the play's own record here carries, and 1809 is followed.. He was elected to the Académie française in 1812Wikipedia (2026) Alexandre Duval. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).Académie française (n.d.) Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Duval, Alexandre (1767-1842). Authority record. (Accessed: 19 October 2026)..