
Henri Meilhac
Playwright, Librettist
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Henri Meilhac
Henri Meilhac was a French librettist who was well-known for his collaborations with Ludovic Halevy. Some of their librettos are firm favorites in the operatic canon, including Massenet's Manon, Offenbach's La belle Helene, and perhaps the most famous opera of all time: Bizet's Carmen.
Meilhac was also a prolific playwright, and often wrote vaudeville comedies.
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Opera
Famous for its use of Spanish dances, such as the and , Carmen has some of the most well-known musi...

Opera
Manon is a tale of love, greed, and betrayal. Manon is a young girl who is being sent to a convent b...
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