Albert Vanloo

Albert Vanloo (Brussels, 10 September 1846 – 1920, Paris) was a Belgian librettist and playwright.

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Vanloom 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 withi Eugène Leterrier who remained his main collaborator until the latter's death in 1884. He also worked with the writers William Busnach, Henri Chivot and Georges Duval.

Libretti

For Alexandre Charles Lecocq

For Jacques Offenbach

For Emmanuel Chabrier

For Edmond Audran

  • L'oeuf rouge (1890) - with Busnach

For André Messager

Bibliography

  • Vanloo, Albert (1913) Sur le plateau: souvenirs d'une librettiste. Paris

Sources

  • Smith, Christopher (1992), 'Vanloo, Albert' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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