Henri Meilhac
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While a young man, Meilhac began writing fanciful articles for the newspapers and vaudevilles for the theatres, in a vivacious boulevardier spirit which brought him to the forefront. About 1860, he met Ludovic Halévy, and their collaboration for the stage lasted twenty years. Their vaudeville play Le Réveillon was the basis of the operetta, Die Fledermaus.
Meilhac wrote a few pieces with lesser collaborators. His notable works include Mam'zelle Nitouche and Manon. In 1888 he was elected to the Academy. He died at Paris in 1897.
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