Chappuzeau de Baugé, Daniel Paul
(†1738)> LIBRETTIST
Chappuzeau de Baugé, Daniel Paul (?, Lyon; 1738, Paris?), librettist, was preparing for an ecclesiastical career after the completion of his formal studies, but he changed his mind suddenly to devote his energy to the composition of two fables that appeared in the Mercure galant for December 1680 and May 1681. Encouraged by this maiden effort, he created a heroic pastoral entitled Coronis for performance at the Royal Academy of Music in 1691. This undertaking brought little fame and no fortune…