Paul Burani
Paul Burani, was a French author, actor, songwriter and librettist.
He had a short career as an actor at the Théâtre de Belleville and in the French provinces, after which he directed a journal, Le Café-Concert. At the commencement of his career as a songwriter he used the name Burani, an anagram of his first name.
Works
He collaborated on libretti for the following operas:- Le Droit du seigneur, music by Léon Vasseur - 1878
- Le Billet de logement, Vasseur - 1879
- La Barbière improvisée, Joseph O'Kelly - 1882
- Le Petit Parisien, Vasseur - 1882
- François les bas-bleus, André Messager - 1883
- Le Mariage au tambour, Vasseur - 1886
- Le roi malgré lui, Emmanuel Chabrier - 1887
- Ninon de Lenclos, Vasseur, 1887
- Le Puits qui parle, Edmond Audran - 1888
- Le Prince soleil, Vasseur - 1889
- Le Commandant Laripete, Vasseur - 1892
- Le Cabinet Piperlin, Hervé - 1897