Jean-Baptiste-Denis Despré


Jean-Baptiste-Denis Despré was a French playwright, librettist, journalist, and translator.

Biography

Jean-Baptiste-Denis Despré was born in Dijon, Côte-d'Or. He was secretary of Louis Bonaparte, who made him a councillor of state. In 1783 at the Gaîté, he parodied plays of William Shakespeare, that was adapted by Jean-François Ducis.

Works