The Little Michus

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Les p'tites Michu is an operetta in three acts, composed by André Messager. The libretto is by Albert Vanloo and Georges Duval. Dismayed by the Paris reception for his 1896 piece, Le Chevalier d’Harmental, Messager retreated to London vowing to write no more. But when he received the libretto for Les p'tites Michu in 1897 from Vanloo and Duval, he was inspired to finish the new operetta in three months. Encouraged by this success, the same team p... more
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Librettist

Albert Vanloo

Albert Vanloo (Brussels, 10 September 1846 – 1920, Paris) was a Belgian librettist and playwright. Vanloo lived in Paris as a child and was attracted to the theatre. As a young student he began writing plays and opéra comique libretti, notably with Eugène Leterrier who remained his main...

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  • Nov 16, 1897
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Composer

André Messager

André Charles Prosper Messager (December 30, 1853 - February 24, 1929), French composer and musician, was born at Montluçon. André Messager was the son of Paul-Philippe-Émile Messager (a local tax collector) and Sophie-Cornélie Lhôte de Selancy. It was not a musical household but the young boy had...
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