Henri Meilhac

1831 - 1897

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country of citizenship: France

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: Collège Louis-le-Grand (Paris)

occupation: librettist, playwright, lyricist, writer

award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour

position held: seat 15 of the Académie française

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. Source: Wikipedia (en)