Henry Purcell vs Jean Racine
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Compare the life timelines of Henry Purcell (1659–1695) and Jean Racine (1639–1699) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 36 years, from 1659 to 1695.
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Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
- — Born in Westminster, London Verified
- — Became a chorister in the Chapel Royal Verified
- — Appointed keeper of the king's instruments Verified
- — Appointed organist of Westminster Abbey Verified
- — Married Frances Peters Verified
- — Appointed organist of the Chapel Royal Verified
- — Composed the opera Dido and Aeneas Verified
- — Premiere of the semi-opera King Arthur Verified
- — Composed music for the funeral of Queen Mary II Verified
- — Died in Westminster, London Verified
Jean Racine (1639–1699)
- — Born in La Ferté-Milon Verified
- — Educated at the Jansenist schools of Port-Royal Verified
- — First staged tragedy, La Thébaïde, produced by Molière's troupe Verified
- — Triumph of Andromaque Verified
- — Elected to the Académie française Verified
- — Appointed royal historiographer to Louis XIV Verified
- — Premiere of Phèdre Verified
- — Married Catherine de Romanet Verified
- — Wrote the biblical dramas Esther and Athalie for Saint-Cyr Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified