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Henri Meilhac

Henri Meilhac (23 February 1830 – 6 July 1897) was a French dramatist and opera librettist, best known for his collaborations with Ludovic Halévy on Georges Bizet's Carmen and on the works of Jacques Offenbach, as well as Jules Massenet's Manon.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 23, 1831 (Paris), Died July 6, 1897 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: librettist, lyricist, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick X13190-X13191 12-in. 5/29/1924 Air de la fleur Giacomo Lauri-Volpi Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX107 12-in. 10/19/1927 En fermant les yeux Élie Cohen ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX144 12-in. approximately January 14, 1928 Air du toréador Élie Cohen ; Louis Guénot Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX341 12-in. 4/12/1928 Je suis encore tout étourdie Élie Cohen ; Germaine Féraldy Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX656 12-in. 12/5/1928 Oh, pardonnez-moi Élie Cohen ; Germaine Féraldy ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX661 12-in. 3/13/1929 Ah! Rends-moi ton amour Élie Cohen ; Germaine Féraldy ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX676 12-in. 12/7/1928 Air de "La petite table" et "Recitatif de Des Grieux" Élie Cohen ; Germaine Féraldy ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX677 12-in. 12/7/1928 Le rêve Élie Cohen ; Germaine Féraldy ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX689 12-in. 12/12/1928 Je suis seul; Ah!, Fuyez, douce image Élie Cohen ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX693 12-in. 12/12/1928 Scene et air du Comte des Grieux Élie Cohen ; Louis Guénot ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX724 12-in. 12/30/1928 Quelqu'un! Vite a mon banc de Pierre! Élie Cohen ; Germaine Féraldy ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX725 12-in. 12/30/1928 Non!, Je ne veux pas croire Andrée Bernadet ; Élie Cohen ; Germaine Féraldy ; Jeanne Rambert ; Joseph Rogatchewsky ; Andrée Vavon ; Georges Villier Vocal sextet with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX726 12-in. 12/30/1928 Manon! Avez-vous peur? Élie Cohen ; Germaine Féraldy ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX727 12-in. 12/30/1928 On l'appelle Manon Élie Cohen ; Germaine Féraldy ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1578 10-in. 4/9/1929 Rondeau de la paysanne Louise Dhamarys ; Ernest Géoris Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1580 10-in. 4/9/1929 Couplets du départ Louise Dhamarys ; Ernest Géoris Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CLX1933 12-in. 10/13/1936 Ah! Fuyez douce image Eugène Bigot ; Georges Thill Male vocal solo, with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) CLX1948 12-in. 4/2/1937 Le rêve Eugène Bigot ; Georges Thill Male vocal solo, with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2006 10-in. 1/15/1930 La lettre de la Périchole Armand Bernard ; Abby Richardson Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6827 10-in. 11/7/1938 Chabonniers et fariniers Alexandre Casai ; Charpini et Brancato Vocal duet, with piano lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) WLB323 10-in. June 1-13, 1931 Le rêve des Grieux Andre d'Arkor ; Maurice Bastin Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra librettist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meilhac, Henri," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102519.

Meilhac, Henri. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102519.

"Meilhac, Henri." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102519

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