Mazères, Edouard-Joseph-Ennemond
(1796–1866)> LIBRETTIST
Mazères, Edouard-Joseph-Ennemond (1796, Paris; 1866, Paris), librettist, was the son of a wealthy colonist in Santo Domingo who sent him back to France to complete his education. After leaving school, he joined an infantry regiment as a first lieutenant, but military life did not hold enough charm for him, and he resigned his commission to devote himself to writing. Mazères turned first to the theatre and made his début as an author in Paris in 1821 with three titles: Un Jour à Rome written…