Adolphe Nourrit

The son of a tenor at the Paris Opera, who was born in 1809 and died by suicide in 1839 as a result of depression, followed in his father's footsteps in 1826. A literary talent and inclination led him not only to translate the texts of Schubert songs into French, but also to write the libretti for three ballets: La Sylphide (1832), La Tempête (1834), choreographed by Jean Coralli to music by Jean-Madeline Schneitzhoeffer, and L'Île des Pirates (1835) for a choreography by Louis Henry to to music by Beethoven, Carlini, Gide and Rossini. Together with Edmond Burat de Gurgy, Nourrit wrote the libretto for the ballet Le Diable boíteux (1836), choreographed by Jean Coralli to music by Casimir Gide.