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Ferdinand Lemaire

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French librettist (1833–1879)

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Works
5

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  • Samson and Dalilah
  • Sampson and Dalilah
  • Samson and Delila
  • Samson and Delilah
  • Samson et Delilah

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Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1832
Active to
1879

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Ferdinand Lemaire (1832-1879) was a French librettist and poet, best known for writing the libretto of Camille Saint-Saëns's opera Samson et Dalila. Lemaire was a creole, originally from Martinique, and had married a cousin of Saint-Saëns's wife. Saint-Saëns had previously set two of his poems, “Souvenance” and “Tristesse”, for voice and piano. Approached by the composer to write an oratorio on the story of Samson and Delilah, Lemaire agreed, but only if the work was to be an opera. <a href="

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ferdinand
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Fort-de-France
Occupation
librettist
Languages spoken
French
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date of birth
1833-05-04
name in native language
Ferdinand Lemaire
date of death
1879-00-00
end of work period
1870-00-00
start of work period
1860-00-00
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