Joseph-François Duché de Vancy


Joseph-François Duché de Vancy was a French playwright.

Life

He was the son of a gentleman in the household of Louis XIV and was himself a valet de chambre du roi. He followed Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles to Spain as his secretary. His talents gained him a pension from Madame de Maintenon, and a commission from her for Vancy and Jean Racine to compose sacred poems, edifying stories and religious tragedies for the maison de Saint-Cyr. Vancy also wrote opera librettos modelled on Racine, the best known of which were Céphale et Procris and Iphigénie en Tauride. He was a member of the Académie des inscriptions.

Works

;Plays and libretti
;Varia