Ludovic Halevy was a French librettist who was well-known for his collaborations with Henri Meilhac. Some of their librettos are firm favorites in the operatic canon, including Massenet's Manon, Offenbach's La belle Helene, and perhaps the most famous opera of all time: Bizet's Carmen.
Across his career he wrote in every genre of literature, including drama, history, prose, and verse, but his family connections with the theater led him to the opera world.
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