Paul de Choudens
Paul (de) Choudens, also known under the pseudonym Paul Bérel (5 June 1850 – 7 October 1925), was a French musician, music publisher, poet and librettist.
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Paul de Choudens
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- Born
- 1850 · Paris.
- Died
- 1925 · Versailles.
- Nationality
- France · Switzerland
- Occupation
- librettist · publisher · poet · musician
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Paul (de) Choudens, also known under the pseudonym Paul Bérel (5 June 1850 – 7 October 1925), was a French musician, music publisher, poet and librettist.
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Choudens was born in Paris. In 1888, with his brother Antony, he took over the publishing house established by his father Antoine de Choudens in 1845 and made a fortune in publishing in particular, the music scores of Faust by Gounod and Carmen by Bizet. He was a staunch supporter of Alfred Bruneau, Paul Vidal and André Messager. As a librettist, he translated and adapted Der Schauspieldirektor by Mozart in collaboration with Arthur Bernède with whom he would write five libretti for the composer Félix Fourdrain.
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• Henri Hirschmann: Lovelace (in collaboration with Jules Barbier) • Pietro Mascagni: Amica • Isidore de Lara: Sanga • Ruggero Leoncavallo: Maïa • Camille Erlanger: L'Aube rouge • Albert Dupuis: La Passion • Xavier Leroux: La Plus forte • Henry Février: Oletta, la fille du Corse
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