Voisenon, Claude-Henri Fusée de

Voisenon, Claude-Henri Fusée de (8 January 1708, Melun; 22 November 1775, Melun), librettist, was born and died in his ancestral château near Melun. Voisenon seemed destined for a military career until his poor health became apparent. He had no inclination to enter the church, and it was agreed that no great harm could come of his thinking about literary pursuits. At age 11 he wrote a letter to Voltaire, who answered the boy graciously, and he finished his first play at age 20. On 14 October…