Vie parisienne, La
Vie parisienne, La (Parisian Life). Opéra-bouffe in 5 (later 4) acts by Offenbach to lib. by Meilhac and Halévy. Comp. 1866, rev. 1873. Prod. Paris 1866; NY 1869, London 1872. Rev. vers. Paris 1873. See Gaîté parisienne.
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