- Born
- February 14, 1835
- Died
- October 16, 1898
- Country
- France
- Comments
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French writer of operatic libretti, plays, romances, memoirs, pamphlets and innumerable articles. He is remembered above all for his adaptations of fiction—and Scripture— to provide librettos of cantatas and opera, notably by composers Georges Bizet, Camille Saint-Saëns and Jules Massenet.
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