André Barde was the pseudonym of André Bourdonneau (July 1874,

Meudon Meudon () is a French Communes of France, commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, on the left bank of the Seine. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of P ...

– October 1945,

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), a French writer best known for his

libretti A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major l ...

for operettas. He was active from 1895-1936. In 1895, he collaborated with composer Marcel Legay on ''Chansons cruelles, chansons douces'', a book of songs. He frequently collaborated with composer

Charles Cuvillier Charles Cuvillier (24 April 1877 – 14 February 1955) was a French composer of operetta. He won his greatest successes with the operettas ''La reine s'amuse'' (1912, played as ''The Naughty Princess'' in London) and with '' The Lilac Domino'', w ...

- ''Son petit frère'' (1907) (expanded to the three act ''Laïs, ou la Courtisane Amoureuse'' in 1912), ''Afgar'' (1909), ''La Reine joyeuse'' (1912), ''Sappho'' (1912), ''Florabella'' (1921), and ''Nonnette'' (1922) being some examples. He wrote four revues produced at the

Théâtre Marigny The Théâtre Marigny () is a theatre in Paris, situated near the junction of the Champs-Élysées and the Avenue Marigny in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, 8th arrondissement. It was originally built to designs of the architect Charles Garnie ...

, in 1910, 1912, and 1913 with

Michel-Antoine Carré Michel-Antoine Carré or Michel Carré (fils) (7 February 1865, Paris – 11 August 1945, Paris) was a French actor, stage and film director, and writer of opera librettos, stage plays and film scripts. Career He was the son of the librettist Mic ...

and in 1914 by himself.https://data.bnf.fr/fr/12269995/theatre_marigny_paris/ Théâtre Marigny,

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website His works include '' Pas sur la bouche'' (1925; in English: "Not on the Mouth"), which has been filmed twice.

References

External links

Barde at the ECMF
1874 births 1945 deaths French musical theatre lyricists French opera librettists People from Meudon French male dramatists and playwrights {{Opera-bio-stub