What is Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges?
[[File:Jules Henri Vernoy de St Georges date unknown.JPG|thumb|Vernoy de St Georges]] '''Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges''' (7 November 1799 – 23 December 1875) was a French writer. He was born in [[Paris]] on 7 November 1799 and died there on 23 December 1875. He was one of the most prolific [[librettist]]s of the 19th century. He joined with others to write the librettos for the ballet ''[[Giselle]]'' by Adolphe Adam, for the opera ''[[La fille du regiment]]'' by [[Donizetti]], and the opera ''[[La jolie fille de Perth]]'' for [[Bizet]]. He wrote over seventy works for the stage. He wrote novels. He liked plot twists and unlikely coincidences. His works are short on convincing characterizations. He was old-fashioned, dressing in 18th century style. {{Ballet}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Georges, Jules-Henri Vernoy De}} [[Category:Writers from Paris]] [[Category:Librettists]] [[Category:1799 births]] [[Category:1875 deaths]]