Germain Delavigne
Louis Marie Germain Delavigne (1 February 1790 – 3 November 1868) was a French playwright and librettist. Delavigne was born in Giverny to Louis-Augustin-Anselme Delavigne, a surveyor of the French royal forests, and his wife. He was the brother of Casimir Delavigne (1793–1843) who was also destined for a theatrical career. A frequent collaborator of Eugène Scribe, Delavigne was involved in the creation of the libretti of two of the earliest grand operas, Daniel Auber's La muette de Portici (1828) and Giacomo Meyerbeer's Robert le diable (1831). Amongst his later libretti were those for Fromental Halévy's Charles VI (1843) (co-authored with his brother Casimir) and Charles Gounod's La nonne sanglante (1854). Delavigne died at Montmorency, Val-d'Oise in 1868. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 1, 1790 (Giverny), Died November 3, 1868 (Montmorency)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: librettist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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| Columbia (U.K.) | WL2025 | 10-in. | 2/5/1930 | Voici donc les débris du monastère antique | Eugène Bigot ; Armand Narçon | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | librettist | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLB67 | 10-in. | April-May 1930 | Cavatine du Sommeil | Louis Dister ; Fernand Goeyens | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | librettist | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLB68 | 10-in. | April-May 1930 | Amour sacré de la patrie | Louis Dister ; Fernand Goeyens ; Louis Richard | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | librettist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Delavigne, Germain," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360260.
Delavigne, Germain. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360260.
"Delavigne, Germain." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Delavigne, Germain, 1790-1868 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79108036
Wikidata: Germain Delavigne - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1513808
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24660602
MusicBrainz: Germain Delavigne - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/12ba5e1c-a5ba-4833-ba6e-9879e02f642c
ISNI: 0000 0001 2099 9366 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000120999366
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