Guiraud, Pierre-Marie-Thérèse-Alexandre
(1788–1847)> LIBRETTIST
Guiraud, Pierre-Marie-Thérèse-Alexandre (25 December 1788, Limoux; 24 February 1847, Paris), librettist, received his education from a private tutor for 15 years and then studied law at Toulouse. His father’s premature death compelled him to give up his plans for a career before the bar because he had to turn his attention to the management of the cloth factory that he had inherited. After he had obtained help to operate this family establishment, he turned to literary pursuits and published…