About Louis Payen
Lived 1875 – 1927 (aged 51). Louis Payen was a French librettist, poet and playwright.
Albert Liénard, known as Louis Payen (1875 – 1927) was a French librettist. He was secretary general of the Comédie-Française.
He wrote several librettos for Massenet, Kunc etc.
Works 1908: La Victoire à Orange. Revival at the Arènes de Nîmes in 1911 1911: Les Esclaves, three-act tragedy, created at the in Béziers, 27–29 August 1911, music by Aymé Kunc, 1912: La monnaie de singe, four-act comedy (cowritten with Lucie Delarue-Mardrus Cléopâtre, four acts, music by Jules Massenet. Premiered posthumously in 1914. La Femme nue, drame lyrique in four acts, after the play by Henry Bataille, music by Henry Février
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Who was Louis Payen?
French librettist (1875–1927)
When was Louis Payen born?
Louis Payen was born on 13 December 1875 in Bagard.
When did Louis Payen die?
Louis Payen died on 21 July 1927 in Épinay-sur-Seine.
What was Louis Payen's occupation?
Louis Payen was a librettist, poet and playwright.
What nationality was Louis Payen?
Louis Payen was French.
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