Jules Brésil

Jules-Henri Brésil (8 May 1818 – 22 October 1899) was a French writer who collaborated with Adolphe d'Ennery on the librettos of at least two operas.

Life Brésil was born in Paris and died in Bois-Colombes. He married mezzo soprano Lucile Henriette Mondutaigny on 20 June 1848. Brésil's granddaughter Marguerite Lucile Brésil was an actress.

Works 1839: Une mauvaise plaisanterie, vaudeville in 1 act), with Adolphe Guénée 1842: La Dernière Heure d'un condamné, monologue in verses 1845: Constant-la-Girouette, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, music by Adolphe Adam, with Eugène Grangé 1852: Si j'étais roi, opéra comique in 3 acts, with Adolphe d'Ennery 1853: Les Œuvres du démon, melodrama in 5 acts 1856: Vénus au moulin d'Ampiphros, tableau bouffon et mythologique in 1 act, music by Paul Destribaud 1856: La Parade (opérette), music by Émile Jonas 1857: Les Orphelines de la charité, drama in 5 acts, with Adolphe d'Ennery 1859: Le Martyre du cœur, drama in 5 acts in prose, with Victor Séjour 1860: Quittons Nuremberg, operetta in 1 act 1860: L'Escamoteur, drama in 5 acts, with Adolphe d'Ennery 1860: L'Ondine 1861: Silvio-Silvia, opéra comique in 1 act, music by Paul Destribaud Les Orléanais (drame), music by Eugène Prévost 1876: La Mandragore, music by Henry Litolff 1880: Diana, drama in 5 acts 1881:Le tribut de Zamora, music by Charles Gounod 1885: La Couronne des reines ! (Mélodie, lyrics by d'Ennery and Brésil), music by Gounod 1888: L'Escadron volant de la reine, avec Adolphe d'Ennery, music by Litolff 1889: Aubade à la fiancée (poetry by A. Dennery and J. Brésil), music by Charles Gounod