Théodore Dufaure de Lajarte

Théodore Lajarte (10 July 1826 – 20 June 1890) was a French musicologist, librarian, and composer.

Early years and education Lajarte was born in Bordeaux. His full name has been given as Théodore Édouard Dufaure de Lajarte.

Librarian and musicologist He is best remembered for his position as an archivist at the Paris Opera. After his appointment in 1873 as second librarian at the Paris Opera Library, he organized the theatre's historical scores and parts, publishing a chronological inventory of scores under the title Bibliothèque musicale du théâtre de l'Opéra in 1876 with a corrected and completed edition in 1878. He continued working at the library until 1890. As a musicologist, he contributed articles on music to newspapers and published reductions for piano and singing of old French operas and ballets, with the first being a reduction of Lully's opera Thésée. with words after Florian by Nuitter and Mérante and choreography by Mérante, with Mlle Subra (Caroline), very well received. His other works include Le Secret de l’Oncle Vincent (24 November 1855, Théâtre Lyrique), Mam’zelle Pénélope (3 November 1859, Théâtre Lyrique), Le Neveu de Gulliver (22 October 1861, Théâtre Lyrique), Le Portrait (18 June 1883, Opéra-Comique) and Le Roi de Carreau (26 October 1883, Théâtre des Nouveautés).

Lajarte died in Paris at the age of 63 and is buried at Montmartre Cemetery.