Albert Carré (born Strasbourg 22 June 1852, died Paris 12 December
1938) was a French theatre director, opera director, actor and
librettist. He was the nephew of librettist Michel Carré
(1821â€"1872) and cousin of cinema director Michel Carré
(1865â€"1945). His wife was the French soprano Marguerite Carré
(1880â€"1947).For over 50 years Albert Carré was a central
personality in the theatrical and musical life of Paris.Leaving Alsace
for Paris in 1870, Carré studied drama at the Paris Conservatoire,
winning a 2nd prize in comedy, and was engaged at the Théâtre du
Vaudeville, leading to a successful career as an actor, before
becoming co-director of the Vaudeville in Paris and later the
Théâtre-Libre and the Comédie-Française.[1]He left the Vaudeville
to become director of the Opéra in Nancy, where he also helped
institute a regular season of symphony concerts in the Salle Poirel
from 1889.
1938) was a French theatre director, opera director, actor and
librettist. He was the nephew of librettist Michel Carré
(1821â€"1872) and cousin of cinema director Michel Carré
(1865â€"1945). His wife was the French soprano Marguerite Carré
(1880â€"1947).For over 50 years Albert Carré was a central
personality in the theatrical and musical life of Paris.Leaving Alsace
for Paris in 1870, Carré studied drama at the Paris Conservatoire,
winning a 2nd prize in comedy, and was engaged at the Théâtre du
Vaudeville, leading to a successful career as an actor, before
becoming co-director of the Vaudeville in Paris and later the
Théâtre-Libre and the Comédie-Française.[1]He left the Vaudeville
to become director of the Opéra in Nancy, where he also helped
institute a regular season of symphony concerts in the Salle Poirel
from 1889.
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