Foucher, Paul-Henri
(1810–1875)
Foucher, Paul-Henri (21 April 1810, Paris; 1875, Paris) received an excellent education and held several posts in the government before resigning to devote all his time to writing. He favored the theatre and made his debut at the Odéon with Amy Robsart (1829), a drama in five acts that he had composed in collaboration with his brother-in-law, Victor Hugo . After the unsuccessful premiere of this work, he went on to do compositions for the Porte Saint-Martin, Ambigu-Comique, the Opéra-Comique…