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Léon Battu

1828 – 1857

19th-century French dramatist

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Lived 1828 – 1857 (aged 29). Léon Battu was a French librettist, writer, playwright and vaudeville.

Léon Battu was a French dramatist, born 1829 in Paris, where he died on 22 November 1857.

Life and career The son of Pantaléon Battu (1799–1870), a violinist and assistant conductor at the Opéra de Paris, and brother of the soprano Marie Battu (1838–1888) who created Inès in L'Africaine,

Works Theatre Les extrêmes se touchent, with Adrien Decourcelle, 27 January 1848, Théâtre des Variétés, Paris Les Deux font la paire, with Michel Carré, 25 October 1848, Théâtre des Variétés Les Suites d'un feu d'artifice, with Arthur de Beauplan and Clairville, 1848, Théâtre du Vaudeville, Paris Jobin et Nanette, with Michel Carré, 1 May 1849, Théâtre des Variétés Nisus et Euryale, with Eugène Bercioux, 1850, Théâtre des Variétés Madame Diogène, with Nérée Desarbres, 1852, Théâtre du Vaudeville Les Quatre Coins, 7 November 1852, Théâtre de l'Odéon, Paris L'Honneur de la maison, with Maurice Desvignes, 6 July 1853, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, Paris Un Verre de Champagne, with Adrien Decourcelle, 1855, Théâtre des Variétés Lucie Didier, with Adolphe Jaime fils, 12 January 1856, Théâtre du Vaudeville Les Cheveux de ma femme, with Eugène Labiche, 19 January 1856, Théâtre des Variétés

Opéras comiques, operettas Le Trésor à Mathurin, music by Jacques Offenbach, 7 May 1855, Salle Herz, Paris Jacqueline ou la Fille du soldat, with Eugène Labiche and Édouard Fournier, music by Jules Costé and the Comte d'Osmond, 8 June 1855, Opéra-Comique, Paris L'Anneau d'argent, with Jules Barbier, music by Louis Deffès, 5 July 1855, Opéra-Comique, Paris Pépito, with Jules Moinaux, music by Jacques Offenbach, 28 October 1855, Théâtre des Variétés Élodie ou le Forfait nocturne, with Hector Crémieux, music by Jacques Offenbach, 19 January 1856, Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris Les Pantins de Violette, with Ludovic Halévy, music by Adolphe Adam, 29 April 1856, Bouffes-Parisiens L'Imprésario, translation, with Ludovic Halévy, music by Mozart, 20 May 1856, Bouffes-Parisiens La Reine Topaze, with Lockroy, music by Victor Massé, 27 December 1856, Théâtre-Lyrique Le Docteur Miracle, with Ludovic Halévy, two versions: one by Georges Bizet, the other by Charles Lecocq, 9 April 1857, Bouffes-Parisiens Le Cousin de Marivaux, with Ludovic Halévy, music by Victor Massé, 15 August 1957, Baden-Baden Le Mariage aux lanternes, with Michel Carré, music by Jacques Offenbach, 10 October 1857, Bouffes-Parisiens

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Who was Léon Battu?

19th-century French dramatist

When was Léon Battu born?

Léon Battu was born on 8 February 1828 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris.

When did Léon Battu die?

Léon Battu died on 22 November 1857 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris.

What was Léon Battu's occupation?

Léon Battu was a librettist, writer, playwright and vaudeville.

What nationality was Léon Battu?

Léon Battu was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Léon Battu

· Wikidata: Q3270711

· DBpedia: Léon Battu

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