Meilhac

[ me-yak ]

/ mɛˈyak /

noun

Hen·ri

[ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/, 1831–97, French dramatist: collaborator with Ludovic Halévy.

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Examples from the Web for meilhac

Meilhac and Halvy for which M. Jacques Offenbach composed the music.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XXVI., December, 1880.|Various
Meilhac and Halvy, or to point out how important a thing the quality of the opera-book is to the composer of the score.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XXVI., December, 1880.|Various
Some say it was a fortunate event for Meilhac; others assert that Halevy reaped a great profit by the union.
L'Abbe Constantin, Complete|Ludovic Halevy
He proposed to Meilhac the task rejected by Lambert Thiboust, and the proposal was immediately accepted.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7|Various

It is perhaps not too much to say that Meilhac and Halvy are seen at their best in these one-act plays.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XXVI., December, 1880.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for meilhac

Meilhac

/ (French mɛjak) /

noun

Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1831–97, French dramatist, who collaborated with Halévy on opera libretti, esp Offenbach's La Belle Hélène (1865) and La Vie parisienne (1867)

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