Chevalier d'Herbain explained

Jean-Louis Cuchot d'Herbain
Birth Date:	10 April 1720
Birth Place:	Strasbourg, France
Death Place:	Paris, France
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	Baroque composer, Military captain
Known For:	Composing operas and music
Notable Works:	Il geloso, Il trionfo del Giglio, Les Deux talents, and others

Jean-Louis Cuchot d'Herbain (Chevalier d'Herbain; 10 April 1720 – 28 May 1768) was an 18th-century French baroque composer with a professional career in the military.

Short biography

Born in Strasbourg,^[1] d'Herbain was destined to a military career, and became a captain in the regiment of Tournaisis. While he was stationed in Italy, he began to compose operas: Il geloso (Rome, 1751), Il trionfo del Giglio (Bastia, 1751) and La Lavinia (Bastia, 1753).

Back in Paris, he composed the music for the ballet Célime (1756) and the opéras comiques Les Deux talents (1763, on a libretto by Jean-François de Bastide) and Nanette et Lucas (1764, on a libretto by Nicolas-Étienne Framery). Some of his vocal works, including many ariettes, enjoyed lasting success.

He died in Paris aged 48.^[2]

Works

• 1751: Il geloso, intermezzo
• 1751: Il trionfo del Giglio / Le Triomphe du lys, opera
• 1753: La Lavinia, opera
• 1756: Iphis et Célime, ou Le Temple de l'indifférence détruit pas l'amour, opera-ballet
• 1763: Les Deux talents, opéra comique
• 1764: Nanette et Lucas, ou La Paysanne curieuse, comedy, prose with ariettes

External links

• His works and presentations on CÉSAR
• Operone - Chevalier d'Herbain

Notes and References

1. Parish registers of St. Louis of Strasbourg, Baptisms B, p. 285: Joannes Ludovicus d'Herbain, baptised on 11 April.
2. Roger Firino: "Denis de Warel de Beauvoir", in Bulletin de la Société archéologique, historique et scientifique de Soissons, vol. 15 (1908), 2nd part, p. 89 (Warel de Beauvoir had married the Chevalier d'Herbain's sister). His probate inventory, dated 13 June 1768, is kept in the Archives nationales, Paris, in the Minutier central des Notaires.