Meilhac was born in the 1st arrondissement of Paris in 1830. As a young man, he began writing fanciful articles for Parisian newspapers and comédies en vaudevilles, in a vivacious boulevardier spirit which brought him to the forefront. About 1860, Meilhac met Ludovic Halévy, and their collaboration for the stage lasted twenty years. Their most famous collaboration is the libretto for Georges Bizet's Carmen. However, Meilhac's work is most closely tied to the music of Jacques Offenbach, for whom he wrote over a dozen librettos, most of them together with Halévy. The most successful collaborations with Offenbach are La belle Hélène (1864), Barbe-bleue (1866), La Vie parisienne (1866), La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (1867), and La Périchole (1868). Other librettos by Meilhac include Jules
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 1946 — Yesterday
Grandes pages d’opéra, MozartBeethovenTchaikovsky, P. I.DonizettiVerdiGounodOffenbachBizet
Opéra Orchestre National de MontpellierLeningrad Oblast Symphony Orchestra, BizetFallaVarious
St Petersburg PhilharmonicHommage à Viliam Farkaš and Joseph Kun, De SarasateBizetBottesiniHändelBreinerKreisler, F.Dinicu, A.Piazzolla
Slovak PhilharmonicMusique de Printemps, PurcellHändelWalsh, P.FauréBartókGurney, I.BizetChabuca Granda
Lyrique en merLeningrad Oblast Symphony Orchestra, BizetFallaVarious
St Petersburg PhilharmonicHommage à Viliam Farkaš and Joseph Kun, De SarasateBizetBottesiniHändelBreinerKreisler, F.Dinicu, A.Piazzolla
Slovak PhilharmonicMusique de Printemps, PurcellHändelWalsh, P.FauréBartókGurney, I.BizetChabuca Granda
Lyrique en merOpera Favourites, VerdiBizetMozartMascagniPucciniOffenbachBrittenHumperdinckTchaikovsky, P. I.Delibes
Welsh National Opera ( WNO )Tue19:30
Portsmouth, United KingdomWed19:00
London, United KingdomI Am What I Am, MozartDvořákBizetLehárKanderHerman
Theater RegensburgWed18:00
Regensburg, GermanyWed19:30
Bournemouth, United KingdomThu19:30
Austin, United StatesThu19:30
Vancouver, CanadaFri19:00
New York City, United StatesFri19:45
Brighton, United KingdomMeilhac was born in the 1st arrondissement of Paris in 1830. As a young man, he began writing fanciful articles for Parisian newspapers and comédies en vaudevilles, in a vivacious boulevardier spirit which brought him to the forefront. About 1860, Meilhac met Ludovic Halévy, and their collaboration for the stage lasted twenty years. Their most famous collaboration is the libretto for Georges Bizet's Carmen. However, Meilhac's work is most closely tied to the music of Jacques Offenbach, for whom he wrote over a dozen librettos, most of them together with Halévy. The most successful collaborations with Offenbach are La belle Hélène (1864), Barbe-bleue (1866), La Vie parisienne (1866), La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (1867), and La Périchole (1868). Other librettos by Meilhac include Jules