Henri Meilhac

Henri Meilhac, portrayed by Elie Delaunay (1885)

Henri Meilhac (born February 21, 1831 in Paris ; † July 6, 1897 there ) was a French playwright and librettist .

Life

Henri Meilhac attended the Lycée Louis-le-Grand , then occupied himself with drawing for several years (as an employee of the Journal pour rire ) and brought his first two plays on the stage in 1855, which did not have any external success, but were considered by the critics Samples of a not insignificant inventive talent were recognized, which soon broke ground. Since 1888 he was a member of the Académie française .

Works

L'autographe (1858)
Le petit-fils de Mascarille (1859)
Ce qui plait aux hommes (with Ludovic Halévy , 1860)
La vertu de Célimène (1861)
L'attaché d'ambassade (1861), served as the libretto base for the operetta The Merry Widow ;
Les moulins à vent (1862)
La belle Hélène (with Ludovic Halévy, operetta with music by Jacques Offenbach , 1864)
Barbe-bleue (with Ludovic Halévy, operetta with music by Jacques Offenbach, 1866)
La vie parisienne (with Ludovic Halévy, operetta with music by Jacques Offenbach, 1866)
La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (with Ludovic Halévy, operetta with music by Jacques Offenbach, 1867)
Le château à Toto
La Périchole (with Ludovic Halévy, operetta with music by Jacques Offenbach, 1868)
Le bouquet (1868)
Suzanne et les deux vieillards (1868)
Frou-frou (his main work, 1869)
Les brigands (with Halévy, operetta with music by Jacques Offenbach, 1869)
Tricoche et Cacolet (1872)
La boule (1875);
Carmen (with Ludovic Halévy, opera with music by Georges Bizet , based on the novel ofthe same name by Prosper Mérimée , 1875)

Le mari de la debutante (1879)

Manon (with Philippe Gille , opera by Jules Massenet , 1884)

literature

Meilhac, Henri . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 13, Bibliographical Institute, Leipzig / Vienna 1908, p. 552 .
Meilhac, Henri . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 11, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, pp. 431–431.
Meilhac, Henri . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 18 : Medal - Mumps . London 1911, p. 83 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).

Web links

Commons : Henri Meilhac - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Literature by and about Henri Meilhac in the catalog of the German National Library
Works by and about Henri Meilhac in the German Digital Library
Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)

Remarks

↑ Birthday February 21, 1831 according to LCCN, which refers to New Grove, also in Britannica 1911. Meyers names February 23, 1831, the Academy francaise February 21, 1830.

personal data
SURNAME	Meilhac, Henri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French playwright
DATE OF BIRTH	February 21, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris
DATE OF DEATH	July 6, 1897
Place of death	Paris

[1] Birthday February 21, 1831 according to LCCN, which refers to New Grove, also in Britannica 1911. Meyers names February 23, 1831, the Academy francaise February 21, 1830.