Ludovic Halévy
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Ludovic Halévy was a French author and playwright, known for his collaborations with Henri Meilhac on the libretti for Georges Bizet's Carmen and comic operas by Jacques Offenbach, including La belle
Halévy early in his career
Halévy later in his career.
Poster for the première of Carmen
Henri Meilhac
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Henri Meilhac was a prolific French playwright and opera librettist, known for his collaborations with Ludovic Halévy on comic operas with music by Jacques Offenbach. He also wrote occasionally for se
Ludovic Halévy
…Ludovic Halévy (1 January 1834 – 7 May 1908) was a French author and playwright, known for his collaborations with Henri Meilhac on the libretti for Georges Bizet's Carmen and comic operas by Jacques Offenbach, including La belle Hélène (1864), La vie parisienne (1866), La…
Meilhac by Jules-Élie Delaunay, c. 1880
Sketch of first performance of La belle Hélène