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Adolphe Jaime

1825 – 1901

French librettist

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Lived 1825 – 1901 (aged 75). Adolphe Jaime was a French librettist.

Adolphe Jaime, called Jaime fils, (1825 in Paris – 1901 in Asnières-sur-Seine) was a 19th-century French vaudevillist and librettist. He was the son of Ernest Jaime (1804–1884), also a playwright.

Works 1845: Le Diable à quatre, vaudeville in 3 acts by Adolphe Jaime and Michel Delaporte 1856: Les Vivandières de la grande-armée, opérette bouffe in one act, music by Jacques Offenbach 1856: Lucie Didier, by Léon Battu, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 12 January 1857: Croquefer, ou Le dernier des paladins, opéra bouffe in one act, music by Jacques Offenbach, libretto by Étienne Tréfeu and Jaime fils 1857: Maître Griffard, opéra comique by Léo Delibes, 3 October 1857: Dragonette, opéra bouffe in one act with Eugène Mestépès, music by Jacques Offenbach 1857: Une demoiselle en loterie, one-act opérette, music by Jacques Offenbach, 1859: Geneviève de Brabant, opéra-bouffon in 2 acts, music by Jacques Offenbach, libretto by Étienne Tréfeu and Jaime fils 1867: La Bonne aux camélias, comédie en vaudevilles in one act, by Hector Crémieux and Jaime, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, 6 September 1868: Cent mille francs and ma fille 1869: Le petit Faust, music by Hervé 1869: L'Écossais de Chatou, operetta, music by Léo Delibes, 16 January 1871: Le barbier de Trouville, bluette bouffe in one act, music by Charles Lecocq, 19 November 1871: Le trône d'Écosse, with Hector-Jonathan Crémieux 1873: La Branche cassée, three-act operetta, music by Gaston Serpette 1873: Le mouton enragé, one-act, music by Paul Lacôme

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Who was Adolphe Jaime?

French librettist (1825-1901)

When was Adolphe Jaime born?

Adolphe Jaime was born on 29 March 1825 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris.

When did Adolphe Jaime die?

Adolphe Jaime died on 4 March 1901 in Asnières-sur-Seine.

What was Adolphe Jaime's occupation?

Adolphe Jaime was a librettist.

What nationality was Adolphe Jaime?

Adolphe Jaime was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adolphe Jaime

· Wikidata: Q2824842

· DBpedia: Adolphe Jaime

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