Paul Siraudin | |
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Born | Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin 18 December 1812 |
Died | 8 September 1883 | (aged 70)
Occupation(s) | Librettist, playwright |
Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin (18 December 1812 [1] – 8 September 1883) was a French playwright and librettist.
He also used the pen names Paul de Siraudin de Sancy, Paul Siraudin de Sancy and M. Malperché.[ citation needed]
He wrote many plays, mainly comedies and vaudevilles written in collaboration, notably with Alfred Delacour and Lambert-Thiboust. He also authored librettos for successful operettas and opéras-comiques, including La fille de Madame Angot (1872) in collaboration with Clairville and Victor Koning with music by Charles Lecocq.
In 1860,[ citation needed] Siraudin opened a confectionery shop — the Maison Siraudin — at the corner of the Rue de la Paix and the Place Vendôme. [2] Siraudin's sweets were "renowned all the world over"; [2] for example, Siraudin's Perles des Pyrénées ("Pearls of the Pyrenees"), consisting of perfumed sugar, are mentioned in Joris-Karl Huysmans' novel À rebours (1884).
Paul Siraudin | |
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Born | Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin 18 December 1812 |
Died | 8 September 1883 | (aged 70)
Occupation(s) | Librettist, playwright |
Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin (18 December 1812 [1] – 8 September 1883) was a French playwright and librettist.
He also used the pen names Paul de Siraudin de Sancy, Paul Siraudin de Sancy and M. Malperché.[ citation needed]
He wrote many plays, mainly comedies and vaudevilles written in collaboration, notably with Alfred Delacour and Lambert-Thiboust. He also authored librettos for successful operettas and opéras-comiques, including La fille de Madame Angot (1872) in collaboration with Clairville and Victor Koning with music by Charles Lecocq.
In 1860,[ citation needed] Siraudin opened a confectionery shop — the Maison Siraudin — at the corner of the Rue de la Paix and the Place Vendôme. [2] Siraudin's sweets were "renowned all the world over"; [2] for example, Siraudin's Perles des Pyrénées ("Pearls of the Pyrenees"), consisting of perfumed sugar, are mentioned in Joris-Karl Huysmans' novel À rebours (1884).