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.
Biography
Choudens was born in Paris. In 1888, with his brother
.As a librettist, he translated and adapted Mozart in collaboration with Arthur Bernède with whom he would write five libretti for the composer Félix Fourdrain.
Libretti
- 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
Bibliography
- Anik Devriès & François Lesure: Dictionnaire des éditeurs de musique français, vol. 2 (Geneva: Minkoff, 1988), p. 107–109.
- Agnès Chauvin: "L'Hôtel Choudens", in: Livraisons d'histoire de l'architecture, no. 18, 2nd semester 2009.
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