(Alexandre) Charles Lecocq

Born Paris 3 June, 1832: died Paris 24 October 1918

French operetta composer.

Stage Works

All operettas first presented in Paris unless otherwise indicated

    1. Le docteur Miracle - 1 act. (Book and lyrics by Léon Battu & Ludovic Halévy.) Bouffes-Parisiens 8 April, 1857
    2. Huis-clos - 1 act (Book and lyrics by Book and lyrics by A. Guénée, A. Marquet), Folies-Nouvelles, 28 Jan 1859
    3. Le baiser à la porte - 1 Act (J. de la Guette), Folies-Nouvelles, 26 March 1864 (cl 890)
    4. Liline et Valentin - 1 Act (Book and lyrics by de la Guette), Champs-Elysées, 25 May 1864 (1864?)
    5. Le myosotis - 1 Act (Book and lyrics by Cham, Busnach), Palais-Royal, 2 May 1866 (1866)
    6. Ondines au champagne - 1 Act (Book and lyrics by H. Lefèbvre, Pelissie, Merle), Folies Marigny, 5 Sept 1866 (1876)
    7. Le cabaret de Ramponneau - 1 Act (Lesire), Folies Marigny, 11 Oct 1867 (1867?)
    8. L'amour et son carquois (2, Marquet, Delbés), Athénée, 30 Jan 1868 (1868)
    9. Fleur-de-thé - 3 Act (Chivot, Duru) Athénée, 11 April 1868 (1868)
    10. Les jumeaux de Bergame - 1 Act (Busnach), Athénée, 20 Nov 1868 (1876), orch score (1884)
    11. Gandolfo - 1 Act (Chivot, Duru), Bouffes-Parisiens, 16 Jan 1869 (1869)
    12. Deux portiers pour un cordon - 1 Act (Lucian), Palais-Royal, 19 March 1869 (1869?)
    13. Le rajah de Mysore - 1 Act (Chivot, Duru), Bouffes-Parisiens, 21 Sept 1869 (1869)
    14. Le beau Dunois (I, Chivot, Duru), Variétés, 13 April 1870 (1870)
    15. Le testament de M. de Crac - 1 Act (J. Moinaux), Bouffes-Parisiens, 23 Oct 1871 (1872)
    16. Le barbier de Trouville - 1 Act (A. Jaime, Noriac), Bouffes-Parisiens, 19 Nov 1871 (1872)
    17. Sauvons la caisse - 1 Act (Book and lyrics by de la Guette), Tertulia, 22 Dec 1871 (l871?)
    18. Les cent vierges - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Clairville, Chivot, Duru), Brussels, FantaisiesParisiennes, 16 March 1872 (1872)
    19. La fille de Madame Angot - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Clairville, Koning, Siraudin), Brussels, Fantaisies-Parisiennes, 4 Dec 1872 (1873)
    20. Giroflé-Girofla - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Letterier, Vanloo), Brussels, Fantaisies-Parisiennes, 21 March 1874 (1874)
    21. Les prés Saint-Gervais - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Sardou, P. Gille), Variétés, 14 Nov 1874 (1874)
    22. Le pompon - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Chivot, Duru), Folies-Dramatiques, 10 Nov 1875 (1875)
    23. La petite mariée - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Letterier, Vanloo), Renaissance, 21 Dec 1875 (1876)
    24. Kosiki - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Busnach, Liorat), Renaissance, 18 Oct 1876 (1877)
    25. La marjolaine - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Letterier, Vanloo), Renaissance, 3 Feb 1877 (1877)
    26. Le petit duc - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Meilhac, Halévy), Renaissance, 25 Jan 1878 (1878)
    27. La Camargo - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Letterier, Vanloo), Renaissance, 20 Nov 1878 (1879)
    28. Le grand Casimir - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by J. Prével, Saint-Albin), Variétés, 11 Jan 1879 (1879)
    29. La petite mademoiselle - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Meilhac, Halévy), Renaissance, 12 April 1879 (1879)
    30. La jolie persane - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Letterier, Vanloo), Renaissance, 28 Oct 1879 (1879)
    31. Janet - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Meilhac, Halévy), Renaissance, 21 Jan 1881 (1881)
    32. La rousotte - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Meilhac, Halévy, Millaud), Variétés, 28 Jan 1881, completed by Hervé (1881)
    33. Le jour et la nuit - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Letterier, Vanloo), Nouveautés, 5 Nov 1881 (1882)
    34. Le coeur et la main - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Nuitter, Beaumont), Nouveautés, 19 Oct 1882 (1883)
    35. La princesse des Canaries - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Chivot, Duru), Folies-Dramatiques, 9 Feb 1883 (1883)
    36. L'oiseau bleu - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by M. Hennequin fils), Nouveautés, 16 Jan 1884 (1884)
    37. La vie mondaine - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by E. de Najac, P. Ferrier), Nouveautés, 13 Feb 1885 (1885)
    38. Plutus - opéra comique, 3 act (Book and lyrics by Millaud, Jollivet), Opéra-Comique, 31 May 1886 (1886)
    39. Les grenadiers de Mont-Cornette - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Daunis, Delormel, Philippe), Bouffes-Parisiens, 4 Jan 1887 (1887?)
    40. Ali-Baba - 4 act (Book and lyrics by Vanloo, Busnach), Brussels, Alhambra, 11 Nov 1887 (1887)
    41. La volière - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Nuitter, Beaumont), Nouveautés, 11 Feb 1888 (1885?)
    42. L'égyptienne opéra comique - 3 act (Book and lyrics by Chivot, Nuitter, Beaumont), FoliesDramatiques, 8 Nov 1890
    43. Nos bons chasseurs - vaudeville in 3 acts (Book and lyrics by P. Bilhaud, M. Carré), Casino de Paris, 10 April 1894
    44. Ninette - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by Clairville, Hubert, Lebeau, C. de Trogoff), Bouffes-Parisiens, 28 Feb 1896 (1896)
    45. Barbe-Bleu (ballet-pantomime), Olympia, 12 May 1898 (1898)
    46. Ruse d'amour - comédie in 1act (Book and lyrics by S. Bordèse), Boulogne, Casino, 26 June 1898 (1897)
    47. Le cygne (ballet, 1 act), Opéra-Comique, 20 April 1899 (1899)
    48. La belle au bois dormant - 3 Act (Book and lyrics by G. Duval, Vanloo), Bouffes-Parisiens, 19 Feb 1900 (1905?)
    49. Yetta - opéra comique in 3 acts (Book and lyrics by F. Beissier), Brussels, Galeries St-Hubert, 7 March 1903 (1903)
    50. Rose Mousse - comédie-musicale in 1 act (Book and lyrics by A. Alexandre, P. Carin), Capucines, 28 Jan 1904 (1904)
    51. La salutiste - opéra monologue in 1 act (Book and lyrics by F. Beissier), Capucines, 14 Jan 1905
    52. Le trahison de Pan - opéra comique in 1 act (Book and lyrics by S. Bordèse), Aix-les-Bains, Casino, 1911 (1912)