Edmond de Favières
French librettist, playwright and politician
About Edmond de Favières
Lived 1755 – 1837 (aged 81). Edmond de Favières was a French librettist, playwright, politician and writer.
Edmond de Favières, full name Edmond Guillaume François de Favières, (8 November 1755 – 13 March 1837) was a French playwright and politician.
Works Paul et Virginie, comédie en trois actes et en prose (1791) Les Espiègleries de garnison, comédie en trois actes (1792) Lisbeth, drame lyrique en trois actes et en prose (1797) Elisca ou l'Amour maternel, drame lyrique en trois actes (1799) Fanny Morna, ou l’Écossaise, drame lyrique en trois actes (1799)
librettist Jean et Geneviève, 1-act comedy by Jean-Pierre Sollié with a libretto by Edmond de Favière (1792) L’Officier de fortune, 3-act drama by André Grétry (1792 but unperformed)
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French librettist, playwright and politician (1755-1837)
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Edmond de Favières was born on 8 November 1755 in Paris.
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Edmond de Favières died on 13 March 1837 in Banthelu.
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Edmond de Favières was a librettist, playwright, politician and writer.
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Edmond de Favières was French.
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