Jean-Henri Dupin

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Jean-Henri Dupin (born September 1, 1791 in Paris ; † April 5, 1887 there ) was a French playwright and librettist .

Dupin wrote over 500 pieces, a not inconsiderable number of them in collaboration with Eugène Scribe and Antoine-François Varner , which made him one of the most important and most enthusiastic librettists of the 19th century.

Works (excerpt)

  • Les Six pantoufles, ou Le Rendez-vous des Cendrillons
  • Le Solliciteur, ou l'Art d'obtenir des places
  • La Villageoise somnambule, or Les Deux fiancés
  • La lingere du Marais, ou, La nouvelle Manon Lescaut
  • L'Affaire de la Rue Quincampoire
  • Sourd comme un pot!
  • La Courtoisie au Moyen Age
  • Ninette à la cour
  • La Pension bourgeoise
  • Dominique ou le possede (template for Johann Nestroy Höllenangst )
  • Le Cachemire
  • Les Deux Hommes du Nord
  • Le Fils d'un agent de change
  • Le Fou de Péronne
  • La mansard des artistes
  • Les Manteaux
  • Michel et Christine
  • Le Retour, ou la suite de Michel et Christine
  • Napoléon à Berlin

Trivia

At Henri Meilhac , the librettist of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet , Dupin wrote the following lines after the premiere:

“Man meets woman. He thinks it's beautiful. That's the first act. He loves her, she loves him. This is the second act. She no longer loves him. This is the third act. He's murdering her. This is the fourth! And you call that a drama? It's a crime, hear me, a crime! "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Text at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek digital
  2. ^ Text at the University and State Library of Bonn
  3. ^ Text at the University and State Library of Bonn
  4. ^ Text at the University and State Library of Bonn
  5. ↑ English text in carmen study guide
personal data
SURNAME Dupin, Jean-Henri
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dupin, Henri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French playwright and librettist
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1791
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 1887
Place of death Paris