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French playwright and librettist
Paul Milliet
Born 14 February 1848Rio de Janeiro
Died 21 November 1924(1924-11-21) (aged 76)Paris
Occupation(s) Playwright Writer Librettist Spouse
Ada Adini
Paul Milliet (14 February 1848 – 21 November 1924) was a French playwright and
librettist of the Parisian
Belle Époque .
His
opera librettos include
Jules Massenet 's
Hérodiade (1881) and
Werther (1892),
Alfred Bruneau 's Kérim (1887),
Spyridon Samaras 's La biondinetta (1903), Mademoiselle de Belle Isle (1905) and Rhea (1908) and
Camille Erlanger 's Forfaiture (1921). He was married to soprano
Ada Adini .
Works
Opera
1881:
Hérodiade , opera in 4 acts and 7 tableaux, with
Henri Grémont , music by
Jules Massenet , Brussels,
La Monnaie , 19 December
1883: Mathias Corvin , one-act opéra comique, with
Jules Levallois , music by Sándor Bertha, Paris,
Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique
1887: Nadia , one-act opéra comique, music by Jules Bordier,
Opéra-Populaire , 25 May
1887: Kérim , three-act drame lyrique, music by
Alfred Bruneau ,
Théâtre du Château d'Eau , 9 June
1891: Néron , pantomime in 3 acts, music by
Édouard Lalo ,
Hippodrome au pont de l'Alma , 28 March.
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1892:
Werther , drame lyrique in 4 acts and 5 tableaux, after
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , with
Édouard Blau and
Georges Hartmann , music by Jules Massenet,
Wiener Staatsoper , 16 February
1895: Amy Robsart , opera in 3 acts and 4 tableaux, en prose rythmée, after
Walter Scott , with
Augustus Harris , music by
Isidore de Lara , London,
Drury Lane
1896: André Chénier , historical drama in 4 tableaux, by
Luigi Illica , French version by Paul Milliet, Milan,
La Scala
1898:
Cavalleria rusticana , drame lyrique in 2 acts, by Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, French version by Paul Milliet, music by
Pietro Mascagni
1899: Le Duc de Ferrare , drame lyrique, music by
Georges Marty ,
Théâtre de la Renaissance , 30 May
1900: Martin et Martine , Flemish tale in 3 acts, music by Émile Trépard, Théâtre de la Renaissance, 6 February
1901: Chopin , opera in 4 acts compose by
Giacomo Orefice on melodies by
Frédéric Chopin , poem by
Angiolo Orvieto [
it ] , French version by Paul Milliet
1902:
Adriana Lecouvreur , comédie-drame by
Eugène Scribe and
Ernest Legouvé shortened to 4 acts by
Arturo Colautti , French version by Paul Milliet, music by
Francesco Cilea
1903: Storia d’amore o La biondinetta , opéra, music by
Spyros Samaras , Milan, Teatro Lirico Internazionale
1904: Le Réveil du Bouddha , mystère lyrique in 3 episodes, music by
Isidore de Lara , Gand, Théâtre Royal, 1 December
1905:
Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle , drame lyrique in 4 acts, music by
Spyros Samaras ,
Genoa , Teatro Politeama
1908: Rhea , drame musical in 3 parts, music by Spyros Samaras,
Florence ,
Teatro Verdi
1911: Sibéria , drame lyrique in 3 acts, by
Luigi Illica , French version by Paul Milliet,
Opéra Garnier , 9 June
1912: Le Cobzar , drame lyrique in 2 acts, with
Hélène Vacaresco , music by
Gabrielle Ferrari , Opéra Garnier, 30 March
1913: Le Château de la Bretèche , drame lyrique in 4 acts and 5 tableaux, after the short story by
Balzac , with Jacques Dor, music by
Albert Dupuis , Nice, Opéra, 28 March
1913:
La vida breve , poem in 2 acts and 4 tableaux, by
Carlos Fernández Shaw , French version by Paul Milliet, music by
Manuel de Falla ,
Casino municipal de Nice [
fr ] , 1 April
1913: Le Drapeau , patriotic tale in 2 acts, after the short story by
Jules Claretie , music by Charles Pons, Paris,
Théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique , 1913
1921: Forfaiture , musical comedy in 5 episodes, after the film by Hector Turnbill, with
André de Lorde , music by
Camille Erlanger , Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique, 9 February
1930: La Grand'mère , comédie lyrique in 2 acts, after
Victor Hugo , music by Charles Silver, Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique, 7 October
Theatre
Varia
1873: Notes romantiques à propos de Marion Delorme , preface by
Alfred de Musset
1874: De l'origine du théâtre à Paris
1874: Premières poésies : Avril. Le Livre d'heures de l'amour. De tout un peu
1888: Chants français , lyrics and music collected by Paul Milliet, under the direction and with a preface by
Paul Déroulède
References
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See also
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