Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
Playwright, Librettist
1763 – 1842
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Who was Jean-Nicolas Bouilly?
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly was a French playwright, librettist, children's writer, and politician of the French Revolution. He is best known for writing a libretto, supposedly based on a true story, about a woman who disguises herself as a man to rescue her husband from prison, which formed the basis of Beethoven's opera Fidelio as well as a number of other operas.
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- Born
- Jan 23, 1763
France - Also known as
- Буйи, Жан-Николя
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Centre
- Died
- Apr 24, 1842
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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