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Eugène Cormon
Librettist
Biography
Pierre-Étienne Piestre, known as Eugène Cormon (5 May 1810 – March 1903), was a French dramatist and librettist. He used his mother's name, Cormon, during his career.

Cormon wrote dramas, comedies and, from the 1840s, libretti; around 150 of his works were published. He was stage manager at the Paris Opéra from 1859 to 1870, and administrator of the Théâtre du Vaudeville from 1874.

His libretti include Les dragons de Villars (with Lockroy), Gastibelza (with d'Ennery) and Les pêcheurs de Catane (with Carré) for Maillart, Les pêcheurs de perles (with Carré) for Bizet, Robinson Crusoé (with Crémieux) for Offenbach, and Les Bleuets (with Trianon) for Cohen.

The Fontainebleau act as well as the auto-da-fé scene of Verdi's opera Don Carlos is based in part on Cormon's 1846 play Philippe II, Roi d'Espagne ("Philip II, King of Spain").

At the Moscow Art Theatre in 1927 the seminal Russian theatre practitioner Constantin Stanislavski staged Cormon's melodrama The Gérard Sisters (The Two Orphans), which he co-wrote with Adolphe d'Ennery.

Productions
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Austin OperaThe Pearl Fishers4/29/2023 - 5/7/2023
Vancouver OperaThe Pearl Fishers10/22/2022 - 10/30/2022
Dallas OperaThe Pearl Fishers4/2/2022 - 4/10/2022
Sarasota OperaThe Pearl Fishers3/5/2022 - 3/19/2022
Santa Fe OperaThe Pearl Fishers6/29/2019 - 8/23/2019
Lyric Opera of Kansas CityThe Pearl Fishers4/27/2019 - 5/5/2019
Opera TampaThe Pearl Fishers3/15/2019 - 3/15/2019
Houston Grand OperaThe Pearl Fishers1/25/2019 - 2/8/2019
Metropolitan OperaThe Pearl Fishers11/14/2018 - 12/8/2018
Lyric Opera of ChicagoThe Pearl Fishers11/19/2017 - 12/10/2017
Toledo OperaThe Pearl Fishers10/11/2017 - 10/15/2017
Los Angeles OperaThe Pearl Fishers10/7/2017 - 10/28/2017
North Carolina OperaThe Pearl Fishers4/28/2017 - 4/30/2017
Tulsa OperaThe Pearl Fishers10/21/2016 - 10/21/2016
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance The Pearl Fishers4/17/2015 - 4/19/2015
Florida Grand OperaThe Pearl Fishers2/28/2015 - 3/14/2015
Utah Symphony | Utah OperaThe Pearl Fishers1/17/2015 - 1/25/2015
Fort Worth OperaThe Pearl Fishers4/4/2014 - 5/5/2014
OperaDelawareLes Pêcheurs de perles3/6/2014 - 3/6/2014
Nashville OperaThe Pearl Fishers10/10/2013 - 10/11/2013
Sarasota OperaThe Pearl Fishers2/2/2013 - 3/22/2013
Virginia OperaThe Pearl Fishers9/9/2012 - 10/20/2012
Santa Fe OperaThe Pearl Fishers6/6/2012 - 8/25/2012
Detroit OperaThe Pearl Fishers4/4/2012 - 4/22/2012
Hawai'i Opera TheatreThe Pearl Fishers2/2/2012 - 2/28/2012
Pittsburgh OperaThe Pearl Fishers11/11/2011 - 11/19/2011
Syracuse OperaThe Pearl Fishers4/4/2011 - 4/10/2011
Opera in the HeightsThe Pearl Fishers4/3/2011 - 4/3/2011
New Orleans Opera AssociationLes Pecheurs de perles1/28/2011 - 1/30/2011
New Orleans Opera AssociationThe Pearl Fishers1/1/2011 - 1/1/2011
The Cleveland OperaThe Pearl Fishers9/9/2010 - 9/26/2010
Minnesota OperaThe Pearl Fishers9/9/2009 - 10/10/2009
Edmonton OperaThe Pearl Fishers3/3/2009 - 3/14/2009
Wichita Grand OperaThe Pearl Fishers2/2/2009 - 2/15/2009
Opera ColoradoThe Pearl Fishers2/2/2009 - 2/22/2009
Seattle OperaThe Pearl Fishers1/1/2009 - 1/1/2009
Opéra de MontréalLes Pecheurs de perles11/13/2008 - 11/13/2008
Opera ColumbusThe Pearl Fishers10/10/2008 - 10/25/2008
Lyric Opera of ChicagoLes Pêcheurs de perles10/9/2008 - 11/11/2008
Washington National OperaThe Pearl Fishers9/9/2008 - 10/10/2008
San Diego Opera AssociationThe Pearl Fishers5/5/2008 - 5/11/2008
Florida Grand OperaThe Pearl Fishers1/1/2008 - 2/16/2008
Lyric Opera of Kansas CityThe Pearl Fishers11/5/2007 - 11/11/2007
Opera BostonThe Pearl Fishers5/5/2007 - 5/8/2007
Madison OperaThe Pearl Fishers4/4/2007 - 4/15/2007
Kentucky OperaThe Pearl Fishers2/2/2007 - 2/4/2007
Fargo-Moorhead OperaThe Pearl Fishers4/1/2006 - 4/9/2006
Indianapolis OperaThe Pearl Fishers10/1/2005 - 10/9/2005
Opera CarolinaThe Pearl Fishers10/1/2005 - 10/22/2005
San Francisco OperaThe Pearl Fishers6/1/2005 - 7/1/2005
New York City OperaLes Pêcheurs de perles4/1/2005 - 4/22/2005
Opera PhiladelphiaThe Pearl Fishers4/1/2004 - 5/1/2004
San Diego Opera AssociationThe Pearl Fishers2/1/2004 - 2/22/2004
Arizona OperaThe Pearl Fishers10/1/2003 - 10/18/2003
Opera AustraliaLes Pêcheurs de perles8/1/2003 - 10/1/2003
Detroit OperaThe Pearl Fishers6/1/2003 - 6/13/2004
Sarasota OperaLes Pêcheurs de perles3/3/2003 - 3/29/2003
Opera Orchestra of New YorkLes Pêcheurs de perles10/10/2002 - 10/10/2002
Atlanta OperaThe Pearl Fishers6/6/2002 - 6/9/2002
Opera Ontario, Inc.The Pearl Fishers4/4/2002 - 4/27/2002
Nashville OperaThe Pearl Fishers4/4/2002 - 4/9/2002
Portland OperaThe Pearl Fishers11/5/2001 - 11/11/2001
Opera QueenslandThe Pearl Fishers10/6/2001 - 10/14/2001
Washington Concert OperaLes Pêcheurs de perles5/5/2000 - 5/5/2000
Sarasota OperaLes Pêcheurs de perles3/3/2000 - 3/25/2000
The Cleveland OperaThe Pearl Fishers2/2/2000 - 2/20/2000
Opera AustraliaLes Pêcheurs de perles1/1/2000 - 2/29/2000
Calgary Opera AssociationThe Pearl Fishers10/10/1999 - 10/21/1999
Opera Lyra OttawaLes Pêcheurs de perles9/9/1999 - 9/25/1999
Opera Theatre of Saint LouisThe Pearl Fishers6/6/1999 - 6/24/1999
Lyric Opera of ChicagoThe Pearl Fishers1/1/1998 - 3/5/1998
Tulsa OperaThe Pearl Fishers3/1/1997 - 3/8/1997
Opéra de MontréalLes Pêcheurs de perles9/9/1996 - 10/10/1996
Pacific Opera VictoriaLes Pêcheurs de perles9/1/1996 - 9/28/1996
State Opera of South AustraliaLes Pêcheurs de perles4/4/1996 - 4/30/1996
Baltimore Opera CompanyLes Pêcheurs de perles3/1/1996 - 3/17/1996
Opera AustraliaLes Pêcheurs de perles2/2/1996 - 5/1/1996
Opera AustraliaThe Pearl Fishers8/1/1995 - 8/26/1995
Manhattan School of MusicLes Pêcheurs de perles11/1/1994 - 11/18/1994
Vancouver New MusicThe Pearl Fishers11/1/1994 - 11/27/1994
Opera AustraliaLes Pêcheurs de perles9/1/1994 - 10/1/1994
Atlanta OperaThe Pearl Fishers8/1/1994 - 8/22/1994
Seattle OperaThe Pearl Fishers4/1/1994 - 5/1/1994
Manitoba OperaThe Pearl Fishers4/1/1994 - 4/22/1994
Opéra de QuébecThe Pearl Fishers10/1/1993 - 10/22/1993
Edmonton OperaLes Pêcheurs de perles9/1/1993 - 9/26/1993
San Diego Opera AssociationThe Pearl Fishers3/1/1993 - 4/1/1993
Opera AustraliaThe Pearl Fishers2/1/1993 - 3/1/1993
Auckland OperaThe Pearl Fishers5/1/1992 - 5/29/1992
Opera PhiladelphiaLes Pêcheurs de perles3/1/1992 - 3/22/1992
Minnesota OperaThe Pearl Fishers1/1/1992 - 2/1/1992
Opera QueenslandThe Pearl Fishers8/1/1991 - 9/1/1991
New York City OperaThe Pearl Fishers7/1/1991 - 10/1/1991
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