Gaston Arman de Caillavet
Mathurin Cyprien Auguste Gaston Arman de Caillavet (born March 13, 1870 in Paris , † January 13, 1915 in Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil ) was a French playwright and librettist .
Life
The son of Léontine Lippmann , who ran a major Parisian literary salon and became known as the muse of Anatole France , began his literary career as director of a small revue theater on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower . After 1900 he worked as a co-author of Robert de Flers , with whom he wrote numerous librettos, comedies and vaudevilles . Several of her plays have also been filmed. He was close friends with Marcel Proust .
Works
- Les Travaux d'Hercule , 1891
- Le Sire de Vergy (opera set to music by Claude Terrasse ), 1903
- Les Sentiers de la Vertu , 1904
- Miquette et sa mère , 1906
- Pâris ou le Bon Juge , 1906
- Fortunio , opera based on Le Chandelier by Alfred de Musset (music by André Messager ), world premiere 1907
- Le Roi , UA 1908
- Le Bois Sacré , 1910
- Primerose , 1911
- La Vendetta , lyric drama (music by Jean Nouguès ), premiered in 1911
- L'Habit Vert , WP 1912
- Monsieur Brotonneau , 1914
- Les Merveilleuses , 1914
- Ma Tante d'Honfleur , 1914
- Béatrice , opera after Charles Nodier (music by André Messager ), premiered in 1914
- Cydalise et le chèvre-pied (ballet, music by Gabriel Pierné ), premiered in 1923 in the choreography by Léo Staats
- Le Jardin du Paradis Opera after Hans Christian Andersen (music by Alfred Bruneau ), premiered in 1923
Web links
- Gaston Arman de Caillavet in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caillavet, Gaston Arman de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French playwright and librettist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1915 |
| Place of death | Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil |