Philippe Dumanoir
Philippe Dumanoir (born July 31, 1806 in Capesterre-Belle-Eau ( Guadeloupe ), † November 16, 1865 in Pau ), bourgeois Philippe-François Pinel Dumanoir, in French often simply Dumanoir, was a French playwright and librettist .
Life
Dumanoir grew up as a scion of the Pinel-Dumanoir family in Guadeloupe, which among other things became known for the greening of the Allée Dumanoir . He left the region in 1816.
As a highly productive writer, Dumanoir particularly focused on the genre of vaudeville . From 1836 to 1839 he was director of the Parisian Théâtre de Variétés . He has also appeared as a librettist for operas and ballets, including Grisélidis (1848) by Adolphe Adam . At the request of Frédérick Lemaître , in 1844 he wrote a drama with Adolphe d'Ennery about Don César de Bazan, a character from Victor Hugo's Ruy Blas .
Web links
- Information on Philippe Dumanoir in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christine Laurent JA: Allée Dumanoir, Guadeloupe. Retrieved June 13, 2018 (French).
- ↑ Pinel de Guyenne et Antilles | Le Monde des Pinel. Retrieved June 13, 2018 (fr-fr).
- ↑ Christian Goubault: Article "Dumanoir", in: Dictionnaire de la musique en France au xixe siècle . Ed .: Joël-Marie Fauquet.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dumanoir, Philippe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pinel Dumanoir, Philippe-François (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French playwright and librettist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Capesterre-Belle-Eau ( Guadeloupe ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1865 |
| Place of death | Pau |