Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges facts for kids
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Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
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| Born | 7 November 1799  Paris |
| Died | 23 December 1875 (aged 76) Paris |
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges (born November 7, 1799 – died December 23, 1875) was a French writer from Paris. He was one of the most active writers of libretti (stories for operas and ballets) in the 1800s. He often worked with other writers to create his plays.
Saint-Georges' first work was a play called Saint-Louis ou les deux dîners (1823). After that, he wrote many operas and ballets. In 1829, he became the manager of the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
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Famous Works
Saint-Georges wrote many famous libretti. These include:
- The ballet Giselle (1841), which he wrote with Théophile Gautier.
- The opera L'éclair (1835) for the composer Fromental Halévy.
- The opera La fille du régiment (1840) with Jean-François Bayard for Gaetano Donizetti.
- The opera La jolie fille de Perth for Georges Bizet.
Most of his opera stories were for opéras comiques. These are a type of French opera with spoken parts and songs. However, La reine de Chypre (1841) was a grand opera, which is a longer, more serious type of opera.
Saint-Georges wrote over seventy stage plays. He often worked with a famous writer named Eugène Scribe. He also wrote novels, like Un Mariage de prince.
His Style
Saint-Georges had an old-fashioned way of writing. His stories often had surprising twists and unlikely events. He didn't focus much on making characters feel very real. He even liked to dress and act like people from the 1700s in his daily life!
A Look at His Creations
Here are some more examples of the many works Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges created:
Stories for Operas and Ballets (Librettos)
- L'Artisan (1827), an opera story with music by Jacques Fromental Halévy.
- Pierre et Catherine (1829), an opera story with music by Adolphe Adam.
- La Gipsy (1839), a ballet story with music by François Benoist and Ambroise Thomas.
- Les Diamants de la couronne (1841), an opera story with Eugène Scribe, music by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber.
- Lady Henriette, ou la Servante de Greenwich (1844), a ballet story.
- Le Val d'Andorre (1848), an opera story with music by Jacques-Fromental Halévy.
- La Fille de Pharaon (1852), a grand ballet.
- Le Corsaire (1856), a ballet story based on a poem by Lord Byron.
- Le papillon (1860), a ballet with music by Jacques Offenbach.
- Martha (1865), an opera with music by Friedrich von Flotow.
Plays for the Stage
- L'Écarté, ou Un coin du salon (1822), a short play he wrote with Eugène Scribe.
- Belphégor, ou le Bonnet du diable (1825), a fantasy play.
- Farinelli, ou le Bouffe du Roi (1835), a historical comedy.
- Lady Melvil, ou le Joaillier de Saint-James (1838), a comedy with songs.
Novels
- Les Nuits terribles (1821)
- L'Espion du grand monde (1850)
- Un mariage de prince (1852)
- Les Princes de Maquenoise (1860)
See also
In Spanish: Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges para niños
