Albert Vanloo

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

Vanloo 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 with 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

• Giroflé-Girofla (1874) - with Eugène Letterier
• La petite mariée (1875) - with Letterier
• La marjolaine (1877) - with Letterier
• La Camargo (1879) - with Letterier
• La jolie persane (1879) - with Letterier
• Le jour et la nuit (1881) - with Letterier
• Ali-Baba (1887) - with William Busnach
• La belle au bois dormant (1900) - with Georges Duval

For Jacques Offenbach

• Le voyage dans la lune (1875) - with Leterrier and A Mortier
• Mam'zelle Moucheron (1881) - with Leterrier

For Emmanuel Chabrier

• L'étoile (1877) - with Leterrier
• Une éducation manquée (1879) - with Leterrier

For Edmond Audran

• L'oeuf rouge (1890) - with Busnach

For André Messager

• La Béarnaise (1885) with Leterrier
• Les p'tites Michu (1897) - with Duval
• Véronique (1898) - with Duval
• Les dragons de l'impératrice (1905) - with Duval

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