- Henri Cain
Henri Cain (1859 - 21 November 1937) was a French
dramatist andopera librettist. He wrote over forty librettos from 1893 to his death, for many of the most prominent composers of the ParisianBelle Epoque . Close to EDouard de La Gandara,Jean Dara when he worked withSarah Bernhardt , Henri Cain was an admirer of several major contemporary painters and sculptors such asAntonio de La Gandara andJean Carriès .Operas (and ballets) to librettos by Henri Cain
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Benjamin Godard :"La Vivandière" (1893)*
Jules Massenet :"La Navarraise " (1894),:"Sapho (1897),:"Cendrillon " (1899),:"Chérubin " (1905),:"Don Quichotte " (1910),:"Roma" (1912)*
Camille Erlanger :"Le juif polonais" (1900),:"Bacchus triomphant" (1909)*
Jules Massenet :"Cigale ", ballet (1904)*
Charles-Marie Widor :"Les pêcheurs de Saint-Jean" (1906)*
Umberto Giordano :"Marcella" (1909)*
Henry Février :"Agnès dame galante" (1912),:"Carmosine" (1913),:"Gismonda" (1919)*
Franco Alfano :"Cirano di Bergerac " (1936)*
Jean Nouguès :" [http://hdl.handle.net/1802/3788 Quo vadis] Vocal score from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection
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