Louis-François Faur

Louis-François Faur (24 August 1746 – 1829) was a French librettist, playwright and man of letters.

Faur was a secretary of the Duke of Fronsac and, although he left many productions, he ended his days in poverty and oblivion.

Works

Comedies

1780: le Déguisement forcé, two-act comedy
1784: Isabelle et Fernand ou l’Alcade de Zolaitrée, three-act comedy
1784: l’Amour à l’épreuve
1786: la Veuve anglaise
1801: le Confident par hasard, comedy in 4 acts and in verse
1805: Rien pour lui, three-act comedy, etc.

Dramas

1783: Montrose et Amélie, qui eut un grand succès
1786: la Prévention vaincue
1795: Alphonsine et Séraphine
1805: le Sabot fidèle

Librettos for opéras comiques

1786: Colombine et Cassandre le pleureur
1794: l’Intrigant sans le vouloir
1796: la Fête de la cinquantaine, in-8°, etc.

The one work of Faur's production which was the most notorious is the Vie privée du maréchal de Richelieu (Paris, 1790, 3 vol. in-8°). It contains interesting anecdotes intended to scandal, including the romantic adventure of Duke de Richelieu, with Mme Michelin, nicknamed la belle tapissière.

Sources

Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe;français, historique, géographique, mythologique, bibliographique (in French). Vol. 8. Paris: Administration du grand Dictionnaire universel. 1866–1877. p. 145. Retrieved 14 July 2016..
Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne (Supplément), Paris : Louis-Gabriel Michaud, 1838, vol.64, p. 19-20 [1]