Henri Chivot

Henri Chivot
Born	13 November 1830 Paris
Died	18 September 1897(1897-09-18) (aged 66) Le Vésinet
Occupation(s)	Writer, librettist

Henri Chivot (13 November 1830 – 18 September 1897) was a French writer and playwright, mostly known as an operettas librettist.

Biography

Henri Chivot made his debut in the theatre with a vaudeville in one act for the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, Sous un hangar. With the success he obtained, he continued to write comedies and dramas, mainly in collaboration with his friend Alfred Duru. His plays were presented at the Théâtre des Variétés, the Théâtre du Palais-Royal or at the Folies-Dramatiques.

From 1865, he became a librettist and in collaboration, particularly with Alfred Duru, he wrote many librettos for operettas or opéra comiques for composers famous in the second half of the 19th century.

He had three children including the painter Charles Chivot.

Works

• 1866: Zilda ou la Nuit des dupes, written with Vernoy de St-Georges, for Friedrich von Flotow
• In constant collaboration with Alfred Duru for:
• Hervé,
  • 1866: Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde
• Charles Lecocq
  • 1868: Fleur de Thé
  • 1869: Gandolfo
  • 1872: Les cent vierges
• Edmond Audran
  • 1879: Les noces d'Olivette
  • 1880: La Mascotte
  • 1882: Gillette de Narbonne
  • 1884: Le Grand Mogol
• Jacques Offenbach
  • 1868: L'Ile de Tulipatan
  • 1873: Les Braconniers
  • 1878: Madame Favart
  • 1879: La Fille du tambour-major;
• Robert Planquette
  • 1887: Surcouf

External links

• List of his works
• Henri Chivot on Data.bnf.fr
• List of works by Chivot at the Index to Opera and Ballet Sources Online