Léon Battu [SEP] native language
Léon Battu
Léon Battu was a French dramatist, born 1829 in Paris, where he died on 22 November 1857.
Life and career.
The son of Pantaléon Battu (1799–1870), a violinist and assistant conductor at the Opéra de Paris, and brother of the soprano Marie Battu (1838-1888) who created Inès in "L'Africaine", he wrote many vaudevilles and libretti. In the fields of opéra-comique and opérettes, these were in collaboration with Ludovic Halévy, Michel Carré, Jules Barbier,
du Vaudeville, 10 June
- 1861: "Nos intimes !", comedy by Victorien Sardou, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 16 November (role of Cécile)
- 1863: "Lucie Didier", three-act play by Léon Battu and Jaime fils
- 1863: "Les Brebis de Panurge", one-act comedy, in prose by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
- 1863: "Les Diables noirs", four-act drama by Victorien Sardou, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 28 November
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