François Bouvard
François Bouvard was a French composer of the Baroque era. Originally from Lyon, Lyonnais, Bouvard began his career as a singer at the Paris Opéra at the age of sixteen. When the quality of his voice deteriorated, he went to study in Rome and devoted himself to playing the violin and composition. His first opera, the tragédie en musique ''Médus'', appeared in Paris in 1702.
Works
Operas
- Médus, roi des Mèdes
- Cassandre
- Saül, ou L'ombre de Samuel
- L'école de Mars
- Diane et l'Amour
- ''Le triomphe de l'Hymen et de l'Amour''
Other vocal works
- Usque quo
- L'amour champêtre
- Airs sérieux avec accompagnement de violon, flûte et basse
- ''Cantata “Le temple de Bacchus”''
Instrumental works
- Sonatas for violin and bass