Placide Cappeau
Placide Cappeau (25 October 1808 – 8 August 1877) was a French poet and the author of the poem "Minuit, chrétiens" (1847), set to music by Adolphe Adam and known in English as "O Holy Night" or "Cantique de Noël". |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1808 (Roquemaure (commune in Gard, France)), Died 1877 (Roquemaure (commune in Gard, France) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, author
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX582 | 12-in. | 10/13/1928 | Cantique de Noël | Élie Cohen ; Louis Richard | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX1633 | 12-in. | 9/24/1932 | Minuit Chrétiens | Armand Bernard ; Georges Thill | Tenor vocal solo, with organ and orchestra | author | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL2522 | 10-in. | 11/3/1930 | Noël, minuit chrétiens | Eugène Bigot ; Paul Franz | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cappeau, Placide," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368221.
Cappeau, Placide. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368221.
"Cappeau, Placide." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Cappeau, Placide - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95066344
Wikidata: Placide Cappeau - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q535740
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/37034458
MusicBrainz: Placide Cappeau - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/191ad655-51eb-475f-bee2-f6eb1085c1c3
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/358253 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/358253
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