Ségur, Joseph-Alexandre, viscount de
(1756–1805)> LIBRETTIST
Ségur, Joseph-Alexandre, viscount de (1756, Paris; 27 July 1805, Bagnères), librettist, was an army officer, but he did not allow his military duties to interfere with his literary pursuits. His first two works were an alleged collection of letters by Ninon de Lenclos and a novel in the style of Les Liaisons dangereuses entitled La Femme jalouse (1791). His principal efforts as an author were directed toward the theatre, and he submitted scripts with success to the Odèon, the Opéra-Comique, the…