He went to Paris in 1840 intending to become a painter but took up writing instead. He wrote verse and plays before turning to writing libretti. He wrote the text for Charles Gounod's Mireille (1864) on his own, and collaborated with Eugène Cormon on Bizet's Les pêcheurs de perles. However, the majority of his libretti were completed in tandem with Jules Barbier, with whom he wrote the libretti for numerous operas, including Camille Saint-Saëns's Le timbre d'argent (libretto written in 1864, first performed in 1877), Gounod's Faust (1859), Roméo et Juliette (1867), and Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann (1881). As with the other libretti by Barbier and himself, these were adaptations of existing literary masterworks.
His son, Michel-Antoine (1865–1945), followed in his father's footsteps, also writing libretti, and later directing silent films. His nephew Albert Carré (1852–1938) also wrote libretti.
After a play by Barbier & Carré, Les contes fantastiques d'Hoffmann produced at the Odéon Theatre in Paris in 1851, based on stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Christopher Smith: "Carré, Michel", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 4 December 2005) (subscription required)
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Michel Carre 20 October 1821 Besancon 27 June 1872 Argenteuil was a prolific French librettist Michel Carre He went to Paris in 1840 intending to become a painter but took up writing instead He wrote verse and plays before turning to writing libretti He wrote the text for Charles Gounod s Mireille 1864 on his own and collaborated with Eugene Cormon on Bizet s Les pecheurs de perles However the majority of his libretti were completed in tandem with Jules Barbier with whom he wrote the libretti for numerous operas including Camille Saint Saens s Le timbre d argent libretto written in 1864 first performed in 1877 Gounod s Faust 1859 Romeo et Juliette 1867 and Offenbach s Les contes d Hoffmann 1881 As with the other libretti by Barbier and himself these were adaptations of existing literary masterworks His son Michel Antoine 1865 1945 followed in his father s footsteps also writing libretti and later directing silent films His nephew Albert Carre 1852 1938 also wrote libretti List of works with libretti by Michel Carre EditTitle Composer Collaborator Year NotesYvonne et Loic Charles Delioux 1854 Produced at the Theatre du GymnaseVictoire Adolphe Adam 1855 Cantata to celebrate the Battle of Sevastopol words by Carre aloneThe Pearl Fishers Georges Bizet Eugene Cormon 1863 Adapted from Octave Sachot s L ile de Ceylan et ses curiosites naturalesDon Quichotte Ernest Boulanger Jules Barbier 1869Don Mucarade Ernest Boulanger Jules Barbier 1875 One act comic operaLalla Roukh Felicien David Hippolyte Lucas 1862 two act comic operaLa guzla de l Emir Theodore Dubois Jules Barbier 1873 1 act comic operaQuentin Durward Francois Auguste Gevaert Eugene Cormon 1858 Three act operaLe medecin malgre lui Charles Gounod Jules Barbier 1858 Opera comique in 3 actsFaust Charles Gounod Jules Barbier 1859 Adapted from Carre s play Faust et Marguerite loosely based on Goethe s Faust Part I Revised 1869Philemon et Baucis Charles Gounod Jules Barbier 1860 Based on Baucis and Philemon by Jean de La Fontaine derived in turn from Ovid s Metamorphoses Book VIII La colombe Charles Gounod Jules Barbier 1860 Based on the poem Le Faucon by Jean de La Fontaine La reine de Saba Charles Gounod Jules Barbier 1862 From Gerard de Nerval s Le voyage en Orient Mireille Charles Gounod 1864 Libretto by Carre alone based on Frederic Mistral s poem Mireio Romeo et Juliette Charles Gounod Jules Barbier 1867 An adaptation of William Shakespeare s Romeo and JulietPolyeucte Charles Gounod Jules Barbier 1868 Based on Polyeucte by Pierre CorneilleValentine d Aubigny Fromental Halevy Jules Barbier 1856 Comic opera 3 actsLes pecheurs de Catane Aime Maillart Eugene Cormon 1860 Three act lyric operaLara Aime Maillart Eugene Cormon 1864 3 act opera based on Count Lara by Lord ByronGalathee Victor Masse Jules Barbier 1852 Two act opera comiqueLes noces de Jeannette Victor Masse Jules Barbier 1853 One act opera comiqueMiss Fauvette Victor Masse Jules Barbier 1855Les saisons Victor Masse Jules Barbier 1855 Three act opera comiquePaul et Virginie Victor Masse Jules Barbier 1876 Three act opera comiqueFior d Alizia Victor Masse Hippolyte Lucas 1866Dinorah Giacomo Meyerbeer Jules Barbier 1859 Originally titled Le pardon de Ploermel Based on two tales by Emile Souvestre La Chasse aux tresors and Le Kacouss de l ArmorDeucalion et Pyrrhe Alexandre Montfort Jules Barbier 1855 One act comic operaThe Marriage of Figaro W A Mozart Jules Barbier 1858 Translation into French for the Paris Theatre Lyrique ran for 200 performancesThe Tales of Hoffmann Jacques Offenbach Jules Barbier libretto amp book 1881 After a play by Barbier amp Carre Les contes fantastiques d Hoffmann produced at the Odeon Theatre in Paris in 1851 based on stories by E T A HoffmannLa rose de Saint Flour Jacques Offenbach 1856 Libretto by Carre alone 1 act operettaLe mariage aux lanternes Jacques Offenbach Leon Battu 1857 Operette 1 act revised version of Le tresor a Mathurin La statue Ernest Reyer Jules Barbier 1869 Opera 3 acts piano score arranged by Georges BizetLe timbre d argent Camille Saint Saens Jules Barbier 1865 Saint Saens first opera an opera fantastique Not premiered until February 1877 Dialogue re composed as Grand Opera premiered in 1913 Gil Blas Theophile Semet ca Jules Barbier 1860 notesHamlet Ambroise Thomas Jules Barbier 1868 notesMignon Ambroise Thomas Jules Barbier 1866 Based on Goethe s novel Wilhelm Meister s Apprenticeship Revised in 1870Psyche Ambroise Thomas Jules Barbier 1860 opera comique 3 actsSources EditChristopher Smith Carre Michel Grove Music Online ed L Macy Accessed 4 December 2005 subscription required External links Edit Media related to Michel Carre at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michel Carre amp oldid 1103262051, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
