Silvestre, Paul-Armand
(1838–1901)
Silvestre, Paul-ArmandSilvestre, Paul-ArmandPaul-Armand Silvestre (B * PARIS, 1838 – D † TOULOUSE, 1901) Parnassian poet, playwright, novelist, art critic. He wrote or co-wrote dozens of opera libretti, including Massenet's (1842 – 1912) Grisélidis (1901), co-written with Eugène Morand (1853 – 1930), father of Paul Morand, and Henri VIII (1882 / 83) by Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921). He was also a clerk in the French Treasury, and Inspector of the Beaux-Arts. Silvestre wrote critiques of the annual…