Henri Caïn

Henri Cain ( born October 11, 1857 in Paris, † November 21, 1937 ) was a French painter, playwright and librettist.

Life

Cain was born into a family of artists. His father was the sculptor Auguste -Nicolas Caïn, his grandfather, the sculptor Pierre -Jules Mene. His brother George Cain was known as a painter. He wrote during his life around forty opera libretti, including several for each Jules Massenet and Gustave Doret. He was also the author of several novels. As a painter he portrayed, among others his father Auguste Cain, the singer Emma Calvé and Henri d' Orleans.

Cain was a member of the Société des Artistes francais, the Société des Auteurs dramatiques and Société of Composers. He was honored as an Officer of the Legion of Honour.

Drama / Libretti

• La Navarraise ( after Jules Clare animal: La Cigarette, opera by Jules Massenet, UA 1894)
• La Vivandière ( opera by Benjamin Godard, UA 1895)
• Sapho ( with Arthur Bernède by Alphonse Daudet, opera by Jules Massenet, UA 1897)
• Cendrillon ( " Cinderella " by Charles Perrault, opera by Jules Massenet, UA 1899)
• Le Juif polonais ( with Pierre -Barthélemy Gheusi after Erckmann - Chatrian, opera by Camille Erlanger, UA 1900)
• Maedeli ( with Daniel Baud -Bovy, opera by Gustave Doret, UA 1901)
• La Cabrera ( opera by Gabriel Dupont, UA 1903)
• Chérubin ( with Francois de Croisset, opera by Jules Massenet, UA 1905)
• Les Armaillis ( with Daniel Baud -Bovy, opera by Gustave Doret, UA 1906)
• Bacchus triomphant ( opera by Camille Erlanger, UA 1909)
• Quo Vadis ( Henryk Sienkiewicz after, opera by Jean Nougués, UA 1909)
• Don Quixote (after Jacques Le Lorrain Le Chevalier de la longue figure, opera by Jules Massenet, UA 1910)
• La Glu ( with Jean Richepin, opera by Gabriel Dupont, UA 1910)
• Le Nain du Hasli ( with Daniel Baud -Bovy, opera by Gustave Doret, UA 1912)
• Roma ( vaincue after Alexandre Parodi Roma, opera by Jules Massenet, UA 1912)
• Cachaprès ( with Camille Lemonnier, opera by Francis Casadesus, UA 1914)
• Cyrano de Bergerac ( by Edmond Rostand, opera by Franco Alfano, UA 1936)
• La Vivandière
• La Troupe Jolicoeur
• Jacques Callot
• Thyl Ulenspiegel
• La Citoyenne
• Cotillion
• La Fllamenca
• Les Mirages
• L' Enlisement
• L' Aventure de la Guimard
• Endymion
• Frétillon
• Les pecheurs de Sain -Jean
• Madame Pierre
• Le Tourbillon
• Peau d' Ane
• Monsieur de Boursoufle
• Chiquito
• L' Aube
• La Légende du Point d' Argentan
• Le Chevaleir d' Eon
• La Belle au Bois dormant
• Les Grognards
• La mégère apprivoisée

Novels

• La Vivandière
• Mms Risque - Tout
• Vidocq
• Mandarin
• Un Roman d' amour et de l' Empereur
• Le Tambour Générale
• Roger Bontemps

Painting

• La Viatique dans les champs
• Le Reveil des bergers
• La Marche a l' Etoile
• La Crèche
• L'Or triomphant
• Saint George et le monstre
• Duc d' Aumale ( Portrait )
• Duc d' Orleans ( portrait )
• MM Carvalho ( Portrait )
• Auguste Cain ( Portrait )