Charles Alfred Byrne

Charles Alfred Byrne (1848 – 1909) was an American journalist and playwright.

Byrne was involved in a number of publications including Truth and The Journalist. He translated the libretto of Debussy's opera Pelléas et Mélisande into English for the Metropolitan Opera.[1]

He was involved in the 1880 Morey letter affair.[2][3]

References
  1. Debussy, Claude; Maeterlinck, Maurice (1907). Pelleas and Melisande Libretto. Translated by Byrne, Charles Alfred. New York: Fred Rullman, Inc.
  2. (25 August 1909). Dies of Appendicitis, Los Angeles Herald
  3. (25 August 1909). Charles Alfred Byrne (obituary), The New York Times
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