Michel Carré (librettist)
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Michel Carré (born October 20, 1821 in Besançon , Doubs department , † June 27, 1872 in Argenteuil , Val-d'Oise department ) was a French librettist .
Life
Carré comes from a family of artists; he was u. a. the father of the director Michel Carré and uncle of the actor Albert Carré .
reception
Carré created a variety of librettos, most of them in collaboration with Jules Barbier . But Carré was also able to publish his own plays; however not as successful as the former.
Works (selection)
Libretti
- Jacques Offenbach : The engagement at the lantern . 1857 (together with Léon Battu).
- Georges Bizet : Les pêcheurs de perles . 1863.
- Ambroise Thomas : Hamlet . 1865 (together with Jules Barbier).
- Ambroise Thomas: Mignon . 1866 (together with Jules Barbier).
- Charles Gounod : Faust (with Jules Barbier).
- Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette . 1867 (together with Jules Barbier).
Plays
- Les contes d'Hoffmann (1851). The piece formed the basis for the libretto of Jacques Offenbach's Hoffmann stories .
Web links
Commons : Category: Michel Carré - Album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Michel Carré in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Michel Carré in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus Kanzog : What is "Hoffmannesk"? - Attempt to answer. In: ETA Hoffmann-Jahrbuch 1997 , pp. 7-18 (here: p. 12).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carré, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French librettist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Besançon , Doubs department |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1872 |
| Place of death | Argenteuil |