Anaïs Perrière-Pilte
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Comtesse Anaïs Perrière-Pilte (Anais Marcelli) (b. 1836, d. December 1878) was a French
composer noted for theatrical works who often used the pseudonym "Anais Marcelli." She usually wrote her own libretto
, and had a theatre built in her home to produce opera. She died in Paris
.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
composer noted for theatrical works who often used the pseudonym "Anais Marcelli." She usually wrote her own libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in 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 liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
, and had a theatre built in her home to produce opera. She died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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Works
Selected works include:- Jaloux de soi 1873 operettaOperettaOperetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
- Le sorcier 1866 operetta
- Le talon d'Achille 1875 operetta
- Les vacances de l'Amour 1867 opéra comiqueOpéra comiqueOpéra comique is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged out of the popular opéra comiques en vaudevilles of the Fair Theatres of St Germain and St Laurent , which combined existing popular tunes with spoken sections...