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Hippolyte Bis

1789 – 1855

French playwright and librettist

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Lived 1789 – 1855 (aged 65). Hippolyte Bis was a French librettist, writer, playwright, lyricist and libretto.

Hippolyte Louis Florent Bis (29 August 1789 – 3 March 1855), was an early 19th-century French playwright and librettist. He is mostly known for the libretto to Gioachino Rossini's opera William Tell (premiered in 1829), which he wrote with Étienne de Jouy.

Works

Theatre 1817: Lothaire, tragedy in 3 acts and in verse, with François Hay 1822: Attila, five-act tragedy, Paris, Second Théâtre-Français, 26 April 1827: Blanche d'Aquitaine, ou le Dernier des Carlovingiens, five-act tragedy, Théâtre-Français, 29 October 1845: Jeanne de Flandre, ou Régner à tout prix, tragedy, created by the Théâtre-Français at the salle Richelieu on October 29, a single performance

Opera 1829: William Tell, four-act opera, with Étienne de Jouy, music by Rossini, Paris, Académie royale de musique, 3 August

Varia 1822: Le Cimetière, poème lyrique La Marseillaise du Nord, sung 6 December 1830, dans un banquet de Gardes nationaux de Lille et de Douai, après la réception des drapeaux donnés par le roi des Français Louis-Philippe Ier Notice sur le Mal Mortier, duc de Trévise, mort assassiné près du roi, le 28 juillet 1835, suivie du programme de l'inauguration de sa statue, le 16 septembre 1838 au Catteau-Cambrésis 1839: La Flamande, dittie in 12 couplets avec refrain, réunion des Enfants du Nord du 29 April 1842: Le Général Guilleminot, esquisse historique

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Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Hippolyte Louis Florent Bis

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Hippolyte Bis?

French playwright and librettist (1789-1855)

When was Hippolyte Bis born?

Hippolyte Bis was born on 29 August 1789 in Douai.

When did Hippolyte Bis die?

Hippolyte Bis died on 3 March 1855 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

What was Hippolyte Bis's occupation?

Hippolyte Bis was a librettist, writer, playwright, lyricist and libretto.

What nationality was Hippolyte Bis?

Hippolyte Bis was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hippolyte Bis

· Wikidata: Q3136022

· DBpedia: Hippolyte Bis

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