Jacques-Philippe d'Orneval
Jacques-Philippe d’Orneval called Dorneval was an 18th-century French playwright, born in Paris to an unknown date and died in 1766.
We know nothing about his origins and life. He wrote more than 80 theatre plays for the theatres de la foire, alone or in collaboration with Alain-René Lesage, Louis Fuzelier, Alexis Piron, Joseph de La Font and Jacques Autreau.
He ended his life in old age, having a passion for chemistry and Philosopher's Stone.Works
- Arlequin traitant, three-act opéra comique, in prose and vaudevilles
- Les Amours de Nanterre, opéra comique in one act in collaboration with Autreau and Lesage
- L'Ile des Amazones, one-act play in collaboration with Lesage. Banned by the Opéra-Comique.
- Le Monde renversé, one-act play in collaboration with Lesage
- La Forêt de Dodone, one-act play in collaboration with Fuzelier and Lesage
- Le Rémouleur d'amour, one-act play in collaboration with Fuzelier and Lesage
- La Grand-mère amoureuse, three-act play in collaboration with Fuzelier, music by Gillier. Parody of Atys by Quinault and Lully.
- Les Comédiens corsaires, prologue in collaboration with Fuzelier and Lesage
- Les Amours déguisés, one-act play in collaboration with Lesage
- Achmet et Almanzine, three-act play in collaboration with Lesage and Fuzelier, music by Gillier
- L'Opéra-Comique assiégé, in collaboration with Lesage
