François-Antoine-Eugène de Planard (French: [fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃twan øʒɛn planaʁ]; 4 February 1783 – 13 November 1853), known as just Eugène de Planard, was a 19th-century French playwright.

Eugène de Planard
Portrait by François Joseph Heim, 1847
Born
François-Antoine-Eugène de Planard

4 February 1783
Died13 November 1853(1853-11-13) (aged 70)
Paris, France
OccupationPlaywright

He collaborated with Daniel-François-Esprit Auber, Ferdinand Hérold (Le pré aux clercs, 1832), Adolphe Adam (Le farfadet, 1852), Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, Michele Enrico Carafa, Jacques-Fromental Halévy (L'Éclair, 1835), George Onslow et Ambroise Thomas (Le caïd, 1849; Le carnaval de Venise, 1852).

His daughter Eugénie (1818–1874) married the dramatist and librettist Adolphe de Leuven (1802–1884).

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Bibliography

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  • Christian Goubault (2003). "François-Antoine-Eugène de Planard". In Joël-Marie Fauquet (ed.). Dictionnaire de la musique en France au XIXe siècle (in French). Paris: Fayard. ISBN 2-213-59316-7.