Henri Auguste Barbier
Librettist
1805 – 1882
Who was Henri Auguste Barbier?
Henri Auguste Barbier was a French dramatist and poet.
Barbier was born in Paris, France. He was inspired by the July Revolution and poured forth a series of eager, vigorous poems, denouncing the evils of the time. They are spoken of collectively as the Iambes, though the designation is not strictly applicable to all. As the name suggests, they are modelled on the verse of André Chénier. They include La Curée, La Popularité, L'Idole, Paris, Dante, Quatre-vingt-treize and Varsovie. The rest of Barbier's poems are forgotten, and when, in 1869, he received the long delayed honour of admission to the Académie française, Montalembert expressed the general sentiment with “Barbier? mais il est mort!,” but actually he died at Nice in 1882.
Barbier collaborated with Leon de Wailly in the libretto of Berlioz' opera, Benvenuto Cellini, and his works include two series of poems on the political and social troubles of Italy and England, printed in later editions of Iambes et poèmes.
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- Born
- Apr 29, 1805
Paris - Also known as
- Henri-Auguste Barbier
- Auguste Barbier
- Died
- Feb 13, 1882
Nice
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on July 23, 2013
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