Pierre Véron (19 April 1831,

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- 3 November 1900, Paris) was a French writer, journalist, and librettist.

Life

In 1854 he published his first book, a volume of verse, and went on to write for and edit many prominent journals of the day. In the latter part of the 19th century he served as the editor-in-chief of both ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction books chronicling and often satirizing the social

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of Parisian life. For many years his rooms in the

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were the gathering place of French literary, artistic and political figures. Véron had a keen interest in the theatre, both as a critic and as a playwright. He was the librettist for three works by

Robert Planquette Jean Robert Planquette (31 July 1848 – 28 January 1903) was a French composer of songs and operettas. Several of Planquette's operettas were extraordinarily successful in Britain, especially ''Les cloches de Corneville'' (1878), the length of ...

and was the co-author (with

Edmond Gondinet Edmond Gondinet (7 March 1828 – 19 November 1888) was a French playwright and librettist. This author, nearly forgotten today, produced forty plays of which several were successful. He collaborated with Alphonse Daudet and Eugène Labiche, ...

) of several plays, including ''Les Affolés'', a four-act comedy which premiered at the

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in 1883. Véron died in Paris, the city of his birth, at the age of 67. He is buried in

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in a grave marked with a bronze portrait bust by

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.Pierard, Marie-Laure (2009). ''Le cimetière Montparnasse: son histoire, ses promenades, ses secrets'', p. 91. De Borée

Selected works

Librettos * ''On demande une femme de chambre'',

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...

in one act, composed by

(1876) *''La confession de Rosette'', operetta in one act, composed by Robert Planquette (1876) *''Le chevalier Gaston'',

opéra-comique The Opéra-Comique is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief rival, the Comédie-Italienne ...

in one act, composed by Robert Planquette (1879) Plays *''Tant plus ça change'',

revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own duri ...

in 3 acts, co-written with

(1878) *''Les Affolés'', comedy in 4 acts, co-written with Edmond Gondinet (1883)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Veron, Pierre 1833 births 1900 deaths French opera librettists 19th-century French journalists French male journalists French male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French male writers

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