Rozoi, Farmin de
(1743–1792)> LIBRETTIST
Rozoi, Farmin de (1743, Paris; 17 August 1792, Paris), librettist, was a precocious and prolific writer, although it must be admitted that his works were mediocre and soon forgotten. He wrote poetry, drama, history, pamphlets, art criticism, and material for newspapers; his political views induced the royalist regime to suspect him and the revolutionary government to guillotine him. He started his literary career with a volume of verse entitled Mes dix-neuf ans in 1762, and, after failing to…