Biography

Henri Meilhac

Gender
Male
Nationality
French
Born
2/21/1831
Died
7/6/1897
Show Categories
Opera
Genres
Comedy, Parody, Historical/Biographical, Drama, Romance, Tragedy

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.

Known For

Carmen logo

Opera

Famous for its use of Spanish dances, such as the and , Carmen has some of the most well-known musi...
Manon logo

Opera

Manon is a tale of love, greed, and betrayal. Manon is a young girl who is being sent to a convent b...
La belle Hélène logo

Opera

Offenbach’s comic retelling of how the Trojan war began treats the legend with more than a pinch of...