Morel de Chédeville, Etienne
(1751–1814)> LIBRETTIST
Morel de Chédeville, Etienne (10 October 1751, Paris; 13 July 1814, Villeneuve-St. Georges), librettist, acquired a handsome fortune in the service of Monsieur, brother of the king, and in holding such lucrative positions as director of the national lottery and treasurer of the Menus-Plaisirs. When he became independent he turned his attention to writing librettos and produced two unusually successful works for the Royal Academy of Music, La Caravane du Caire of 1783 and Panurge dans l’île des…