Alfred Duru | |
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 Alfred Duru by Lhéritier | |
| Born | 22 November 1829 |
| Died | 28 December 1889 (aged 60) |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright Librettist |
| Spouse | Clémence Constance Bernage |
Henri Alfred Duru (22 November 1829[1] – 28 December 1889[2]) was a 19th-century French playwright and operetta librettist who collaborated on more than 40 librettos for the leading French composers of operetta:[3] Hervé, Offenbach, Lecocq and Audran.
- ^ Acte n° 304 (vue 79/90), registre des naissances de 1829 pour la commune de Clichy, Archives départementales des Hauts-de-Seine, E_NUM_CLI63 1829. The birth name is Henry Alfred Duru; in most subsequent official documents, it is spelled Henri Alfred Duru.
- ^ Acte n° 2968, registre des décès de 1889 pour le 17e arrondissement, on the Archives numérisées de la Ville de Paris website.
- ^ Alfred Duru. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London & New York, 1997.