author
Émile Moreau
1852–1922
A French playwright and librettist, he built a long career in the theater and was known for works that moved between spoken drama and music. His life stretched from the aftermath of the Second Empire into the early 20th century, giving his writing a place in a vivid period of French stage culture.
3 Audiobooks
Madame Sans-Gêne, Tome 2 La Maréchale
by Edmond Lepelletier, Émile Moreau, Victorien Sardou
Madame Sans-Gêne, Tome 1 Roman tiré de la Pièce de Mm. Victorien Sardou et Émile Moreau
by Edmond Lepelletier, Émile Moreau, Victorien Sardou
Madame Sans-Gêne, Tome 3 Le Roi de Rome
by Edmond Lepelletier, Émile Moreau, Victorien Sardou
About the author
Born Marie-Jules-Émile Moreau on December 8, 1852, in Brienon-sur-Armançon, France, he became a French playwright and librettist whose work was closely tied to the stage world of Paris. Reliable sources agree that he also volunteered in the Franco-Prussian War while still very young, before going on to make his name in literature and theater.
Moreau wrote plays, dramatic adaptations, and librettos, working in a period when theater and opera often overlapped. He is especially associated with French theatrical life of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his output shows a writer comfortable both with literary drama and with performance meant for large audiences.
He died on December 27, 1922, in his hometown of Brienon-sur-Armançon. Today he is remembered as one of the many hardworking dramatists who helped shape French popular and literary theater in his era.