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Ludovic Halévy
1834–1908
A key figure in 19th-century French theater, Ludovic Halévy helped shape some of the era’s most enduring comic operas and librettos. His celebrated partnership with Henri Meilhac produced the words for Bizet’s Carmen and several of Offenbach’s most popular works.
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
L'Abbe Constantin — Volume 2
by Ludovic Halévy
De Abbé Constantijn
by Ludovic Halévy
El Abate Constantin
by Ludovic Halévy
About the author
Ludovic Halévy (1834–1908) was a French author, playwright, librettist, and novelist born and buried in Paris. He came from a prominent artistic family and worked as a civil servant while developing a parallel career in literature and theater.
He is best known for his long collaboration with Henri Meilhac. Together they wrote the libretto for Georges Bizet’s Carmen, as well as the texts for Jacques Offenbach’s comic operas La belle Hélène, La vie parisienne, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein, and La Périchole. Halévy also wrote novels and plays, earning a lasting place in the cultural life of fin-de-siècle Paris.