Adolphe Grognier

Adolphe Grognier, known under the pseudonym Jean-Baptiste Quélus, (14 January 1813 – 14 December 1883) was a French actor and singer. The son of lawyer Louis-Furcy Grognier (1777-1832), and Hélène Caylus, he was appointed twice as director of La Monnaie of Brussels, in 1854 and 1856.

Life

Born in Aurillac, Grognier was first a sailor, then actor. In 1843 he met the young Rachel in Lyon with whom he fell in love and whose acting troupe he joined for a while.

He was then teacher of singing at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles where one of his last pupils was his compatriot Emma Calvé.

Grognier died in Brussels at age 70.

Award

Chevalier of the Ordre de Léopold.

Publications

• Études dramatiques et oratoires, conseils aux comédiens et aux chanteurs, Brussels, éditions De Dietrie-Thomson, 1858

Sources

• Souvenir du 22 mai 1881 - Fête organisée en faveur de M. Grognier-Quélus, professeur de déclamation au conservatoire de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, éditions Félix Calewaert-père, 1881
• Journal de Hélène Delpech de Frayssinet, née Grognier, 1897, AD15.

External links

• Les directeurs du Théâtre de la Monnaie (La Monnaie)