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Jules Costé

1828 – 1883

French composer

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About Jules Costé

Lived 1828 – 1883 (aged 55). Jules Costé was a French composer and lawyer.

Edme Jules called Jules Costé, (13 February 1828 – 12 November 1883) was a 19th-century French lawyer and composer of operettas and opéras-comiques.

Main works 1855: Jacqueline ou la Fille du soldat, one-act opéra-comique, libretto by Eugène Scribe, Léon Battu and Edouard Fournier, music with the comte d'Osmond, presented at the Comédie Italienne, 15 Mai 1855: Une pleine eau, one-act opérette bouffe, libretto by Ludovic Halévy (under the pseudonym Jules Servières), music with the comte d'Osmond, Bouffes-Parisiens, 29 August 1868: Les Horreurs de la guerre, two-act opéra bouffe, libretto by Philippe Gille (Paris, Cercle de l'Union artistique, then Théâtre de l'Athénée, 9 December) 1868: La Paix armée, one-act operetta (Paris, Cercle de l'Union artistique, 16 April) 1872: Le Service obligatoire, three-act opérette bouffe, libretto by Albert Marion, Henri Meilhac and Fournier-Sarloveze, music with Emmanuel Chabrier and René de Boisdeffre (Paris, Cercle de l'Union artistique, 21 December) 1873: Au harem, one-act ballet (in comte d'Osmond's home, 5 June) 1874: Cent mille francs et ma fille, four-act opérette bouffe, libretto by Jaime fils and Philippe Gille (Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs, 27 April). 1876: Le Dada, three-act comédie en vaudeville} by Edmond Gondinet (Théâtre des Variétés, 18 February) Les Poupées parisiennes, pièce fantastique in 4 acts by Adolphe-Antoine-Gaston Marot and Henri Buguet, music with Léo Delibes, Victorin Joncières, Gaston Serpette and René de Boisdeffre (Paris, Cercle de l'Union artistique, 6 February) 1880: Les Charbonniers, one-act operetta, libretto by Philippe Gille (Théâtre des Variétés, 4 April; Opéra Garnier, 23 December) 1881: L’Arche de Noé, oratorio fantaisiste 1883: La Belle Catherine, one-act operetta, libretto by marquis de Massa and de Mesgrigny (Paris, Cercle de l'Union artistique, 6 January)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jules Costé?

French composer

When was Jules Costé born?

Jules Costé was born on 13 February 1828 in Colmar.

When did Jules Costé die?

Jules Costé died on 12 November 1883 in Paris.

What was Jules Costé's occupation?

Jules Costé was a composer and lawyer.

What nationality was Jules Costé?

Jules Costé was French.

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· Wikipedia: Jules Costé

· Wikidata: Q16855498

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