Hippolyte Bis

Hippolyte Louis Florent Bis (29 August 1789 – 3 March 1855), was an early 19th-century French playwright and librettist. He is mostly known for the libretto to Gioachino Rossini's opera William Tell (premiered in 1829), which he wrote with Étienne de Jouy.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 29, 1789 (Douai), Died March 3, 1855 (Neuilly-sur-Seine)

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
Columbia (U.K.) WLX1212 12-in. 5/12/1930 Air d'Arnold: Asile héréditaire Eugène Bigot ; Georges Thill Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLBX58 12-in. November 1930 Asile héréditaire Andre d'Arkor ; Maurice Bastin ; Orchestre du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra librettist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bis, Hippolyte," accessed May 3, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/367457.

Bis, Hippolyte. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/367457.

"Bis, Hippolyte." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/367457

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