Talk:Nestor Roqueplan

Virginie Déjazet

According to The Cambridge Guide to the Theatre, Virginie Déjazet made her debut at the Variétés in 1817, so I removed the statement that Roqueplan introduced her. --Robert.Allen (talk) 22:31, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

La flûte enchantée at the Théâtre Lyrique

According to T.J. Walsh 1981, p. 318, the adaptation of Die Zauberflöte at the Théâtre Lyrique was by Charles-Louis-Etienne Nuitter and Louis-Alexandre Beaumont. The information from Loliée looks a bit suspect to me. [Update: It's not listed at WordCat, whereas the Nuitter version is. The Nuitter version was also performed at the Opéra-Comique in 1879, A new translation was prepared in 1909. (Wild & Charlton 2005, p. 260.)] --Robert.Allen (talk) 02:09, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Place and date of birth

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I see several references that list his birth-place as Mallemort, département des Bouches-du-Rhône, the same as his brother. Is there some reason the article should say "near Montréal, Aude" instead of the other? Pkeets (talk) 00:44, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

This is what Tamvaco says. His book was published in 2000, so I thought perhaps it might be based on recent information, but he doesn't explain why it is different from all the earlier sources. We should probably add a footnote saying that the sources differ. --Robert.Allen (talk) 01:16, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Larousse is one of the earliest ones with Mallemort. Perhaps most sources rely on him. I'll add it to the footnote. --Robert.Allen (talk) 01:32, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

New additions:

• Huebner in New Grove Opera says Roqueplan was born in "Montréal, France" on 14 September 1805. He does not specify which département. According to Google Maps there is more than one Montréal, France, so we're fortunate that Tamvaco tells us which one. --Robert.Allen (talk) 21:47, 11 March 2012 (UTC)