Henri Meilhac

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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
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 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102519.

Meilhac, Henri. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102519.

"Meilhac, Henri." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.