Philippe Emile François Gille (1831 – 1901) was a French dramatist and opera librettist, who was born and died in Paris. He wrote over twenty librettos between 1857 and 1893, the most famous of which are Massenet’s Manon and Delibes’ Lakmé. Wikipedia
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Gilm zu Rosenegg, Hermann von
Hermann von Gilm (1812 – 1864), or Hermann Gilm von Rosenegg was an Austrian lawyer and poet. Born in Innsbruck, he studied law there. He worked from 1840 as a public official in Schwaz, Bruneck and Rovereto. From 1846 he worked in Vienna. Richard Strauss set several of his Sophienlieder to music. Von Gilm died… Read More
Sert, Misia
Misia Sert (1872 – 1950) born Maria Zofia Olga Zenajda Godebska, was a pianist of Polish descent who hosted an artistic salon in Paris. She was a patron and friend of numerous artists, for whom she regularly posed. Wikipedia
Loeben, Otto Heinrich von
Ferdinand August Otto Heinrich, Graf von Loeben (1786 – 1825) was a German writer who influenced Eichendorff and Ludwig Tieck among others. Under the pseudonym, Heinrich Goeble (sometimes just H. Goeble), he authored the poem Abendlied unterm gestirten Himmel, set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven. Wikipedia
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832) was a German writer and statesman. His works include: four novels; epic and lyric poetry; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; and treatises on botany, anatomy, and color. Wikipedia
Choudens, Paul de
Paul Choudens (1850 – 1925), also known under the pseudonym Paul Bérel, was a 19th and 20th century French musician, music publisher, poet and librettist. Wikipedia
Claudius, Matthias
Matthias Claudius (1749 – 1815) was a German poet and journalist, otherwise known by the pen name of Asmus. Wikipedia
Collin, Matthäus von
Matthäus Casimir von Collin (1779 – 1824) was a leading poet in Vienna. The younger brother of the Viennese poet and playwright Heinrich Joseph von Collin, some of his works were set to music by Schubert, such as Der Zwerg, Wehmut and Nacht und Träume. Wikipedia