Eugène Leterrier

Eugène Leterrier (French pronunciation: [øʒɛn lətɛʁje]; 1843 – 22 December 1884 in Paris) was a French librettist.

Leterrier worked at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris but then turned to the theatre.

He mainly collaborated in writing libretti with Albert Vanloo.

[1] In collaboration with Vanloo success first came with Giroflé-Girofla and La petite mariée for Lecocq.

The pair went on to provide libretti for Potier, Jacob, de Villebichet, Offenbach, Chabrier, Lacome and Messager.

middle-aged white man with slightly receding dark hair and moderately bushy beard and moustache, seen in right profile
Leterrier by Nadar