About Eugène Leterrier
Lived 1842 – 1884 (aged 42). Eugène Leterrier was a French librettist, playwright and writer.
Eugène Leterrier (; 1843 – 22 December 1884 in Paris) was a French librettist.
Leterrier worked at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris but then turned to the theatre. He mainly collaborated in writing libretti with Albert Vanloo. Their working relationship was productive and stress-free.
In collaboration with Vanloo success first came with Giroflé-Girofla and La petite mariée for Lecocq. The pair went on to provide libretti for Potier, Jacob, de Villebichet, Offenbach, Chabrier, Lacome and Messager. Chabrier was particularly pleased with the honest and hard work he enjoyed with the librettists for his first staged works.
List of libretti For Alexandre Charles Lecocq
Giroflé-Girofla (1874) (with Albert Vanloo) La petite mariée (1875) (with Vanloo) La Marjolaine (1877) (with Vanloo) La Camargo (1879) (with Vanloo) La jolie persane (1879) (with Vanloo) L'arbre de Noël (1880) (with Vanloo and Arnold Mortier) Le jour et la nuit (1881) (with Vanloo)
For Jacques Offenbach
Le voyage dans la lune (1875) (with Vanloo and Mortier) Mam'zelle Moucheron (1881) (with Vanloo)
For Emmanuel Chabrier
L'étoile (1877) (with Vanloo) Une éducation manquée (1879) (with Vanloo)
For Paul Lacôme
Le beau Nicolas (1880) (with Vanloo) La gardeuse d’oies (1888) (with Vanloo)
For other composers Le petit poucet (1868) (for Laurent de Rillé, with Vanloo) La nuit du 15 octobre (1869) (for Georges Jacobi, with Vanloo) Juanita (1883) (adaptation of Donna Juanita, for Renaud de Vilbac, with Vanloo) Le droit d'aînesse (1883) (for Francis Chassaigne, with Vanloo) Le roi de carreau (1883) (for Théodore Lajarte, with Vanloo) La Béarnaise (1885) (for André Messager, with Vanloo) La gamine de Paris (1887) (for Gaston Serpette, with Vanloo)
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Who was Eugène Leterrier?
French librettist of the 19th-century
When was Eugène Leterrier born?
Eugène Leterrier was born on 15 May 1842 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris, Paris.
When did Eugène Leterrier die?
Eugène Leterrier died on 22 December 1884 in Maisons-Laffitte.
What was Eugène Leterrier's occupation?
Eugène Leterrier was a librettist, playwright and writer.
What nationality was Eugène Leterrier?
Eugène Leterrier was French.
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