Henri Meilhac

Henri Meilhac

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born Paris, Died July 6, 1897 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: librettist, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 26-46 of 46 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX727	12-in.	12/30/1928	On l'appelle Manon	Germaine Féraldy ; Joseph Rogatchewsky	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX728	12-in.	12/30/1928	Act 1 : Ne bronchez pas...voyons Manon	Germaine Féraldy ; Georges Villier	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX729	12-in.	12/31/1929	Act 1 : Allons, messieurs	Andrée Bernadet ; Éliane de Creus ; Paul Payen ; Jeanne Rambert ; Andrée Vavon ; Félix Vieuille	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX730	12-in.	12/31/1928	Act 1 : Hotelier de malheur	Andrée Bernadet ; Éliane de Creus ; Germaine Féraldy ; Jeanne Rambert ; Andrée Vavon ; Félix Vieuille ; Georges Villier	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX731	12-in.	1/2/1929	Act 1 : Entendez-vous la cloche	Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Georges Villier	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX740	12-in.	1/3/1929	Act 3 : Voyez! Mules à fleurettes	Andrée Bernadet ; Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Andrée Vavon ; Georges Villier	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX741	12-in.	1/3/1929	Act 3 : Tenez, monsieur! Tenez! achetez-moi	Andrée Bernadet ; Éliane de Creus ; André Gaudin ; Jeanne Rambert ; Andrée Vavon ; Georges Villier	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX823	12-in.	2/9/1929	Act 3 : Non, sa vie à la mienne est pour jamais	Éliane de Creus ; Germaine Féraldy ; Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Félix Vieuille	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX824	12-in.	2/9/1929	Act 3 : Voici les élégantes	Germaine Féraldy ; Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Félix Vieuille	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX827	12-in.	2/11/1929	Act 3 : Obéissons quand leur voix appelle	Germaine Féraldy ; Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France]	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX828	12-in.	2/11/1929	Act 3 : Et maintenant, restez	Germaine Féraldy ; André Gaudin ; Louis Guénot ; Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France]	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX829	12-in.	2/11/1929	Act 3 : Un mot encore	Éliane de Creus ; Germaine Féraldy ; André Gaudin ; Louis Guénot ; Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Georges Villier	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX835	12-in.	2/12/1929	Act 1 : Eh! j'imagine que cette belle enfant, c'est Manon	Germaine Féraldy ; Georges Villier	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX836	12-in.	2/12/1929	Act 4 : Un mot, s'il vous plait	Andrée Bernadet ; Éliane de Creus ; Germaine Féraldy ; Andrée Vavon ; Georges Villier	Opera	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1578	10-in.	4/9/1929	Rondeau de la paysanne	Louise Dhamarys ; Ernest Géoris	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1580	10-in.	4/9/1929	Couplets du départ	Louise Dhamarys ; Ernest Géoris	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CLX1933	12-in.	10/13/1936	Ah! Fuyez douce image	Eugène Bigot ; Georges Thill	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	CLX1948	12-in.	4/2/1937	Le rêve	Eugène Bigot ; Georges Thill	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL2006	10-in.	1/15/1930	La lettre de la Périchole	Armand Bernard ; Abby Richardson	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL6827	10-in.	11/7/1938	Chabonniers et fariniers	Alexandre Casai ; Charpini et Brancato	Vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLB323	10-in.	June 1-13, 1931	Le rêve des Grieux	Andre d'Arkor ; Maurice Bastin	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist

(Results 26-46 of 46 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meilhac, Henri," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102519.

Meilhac, Henri. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102519.

"Meilhac, Henri." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.