Daphnis et Chloé (Offenbach)

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For the ballet by Maurice Ravel see Daphnis et Chloé

Daphnis et Chloé is an operetta by Jacques Offenbach. It was based on the story of Daphnis and Chloe.

It is in one act with a libretto by Clairville (alias of Louis Nicolaïe (1822-1879)) and Jules Cordier (alias of Éléonore Tenaille de Vaulabelle (1802-1859)).

It premiered on 27 March 1860.

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