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Ludovic Halévy
1834–1908
Best known for helping bring Carmen to the stage, this witty French writer also shaped some of Jacques Offenbach’s most beloved operettas. His work moved easily between theater, fiction, and sharp observations of Parisian life.
8 Audiobooks
L'Abbe Constantin — Volume 1
by Ludovic Halévy
L'Abbe Constantin — Volume 3
by Ludovic Halévy
Widger's Quotes and Images from L'Abbe Constantin by Ludovic Halévy The French Immortals: Quotes and Images
by Ludovic Halévy
Parisian Points of View
by Ludovic Halévy
L'Abbe Constantin — Complete
by Ludovic Halévy
De Abbé Constantijn
by Ludovic Halévy
L'Abbe Constantin — Volume 2
by Ludovic Halévy
El Abate Constantin
by Ludovic Halévy
About the author
Born in Paris on January 1, 1834, Ludovic Halévy grew up in a literary and musical family and began his career in government service before turning more fully to writing. He became a noted playwright, librettist, and novelist, with a gift for lively dialogue and social detail.
Halévy is especially remembered for his long collaboration with Henri Meilhac. Together they wrote libretti for several major Offenbach operettas, including La belle Hélène, La vie parisienne, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein, and La Périchole, and they also wrote the libretto for Bizet’s Carmen, first performed in 1875.
He also wrote successful fiction, including L’Abbé Constantin and La Famille Cardinal, and was elected to the Académie française in 1884. Halévy died in Paris on May 7, 1908, leaving behind a body of work closely tied to the sound and spirit of 19th-century French theater.