Albert Liénard, known as Louis Payen (1875 – 1927) was a French librettist. He was secretary general of the

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

. He wrote several librettos for

Massenet Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (; 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are ''Manon'' (1884 ...

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etc.

Works

*1908: ''La Victoire à Orange.'' Revival at the Arènes de Nîmes in 1911 *1911: ''Les Esclaves'', three-act tragedy, created at the in Béziers, 27–29 August 1911, music by Aymé Kunc, *1912: ''La monnaie de singe'', four-act comedy (cowritten with Lucie Delarue-Mardrus *''

Cléopâtre ''Cléopâtre'' is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Louis Payen. It was first performed at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo on 23 February 1914, nearly two years after Massenet's death. ''Cléopâtre'' is one of three o ...

'', four acts, music by Jules Massenet. Premiered posthumously in 1914. * ''La Femme nue,'' ''drame lyrique'' in four acts, after the play by

Henry Bataille Félix-Henri "Henry" Bataille (4 April 1872, in Nîmes – 2 March 1922, in Rueil-Malmaison) was a French dramatist and poet. His works were popular between 1900 and the start of World War I. Bataille's parents died when he was young. He attend ...

, music by

Henry Février Henry Février (; 2 October 18756 July 1957) was a French composer. Biography Henry Février was born in Paris, France, on 2 October 1875, the son of architect Jules Février. He married and had a son, the pianist Jacques Février. He studied ...

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