Louise is a “musical novel, ” or “roman musical, ” in four acts and five scenes by Gustave Charpentier. It can be considered an opera. The composer himself penned the French libretto with contributions from Saint-Pol-Roux, a symbolist poet and the... Wikipedia
Composer: Gustave Charpentier
Librettists: Gustave Charpentier and Saint-Pol-Roux
First performance: February 2, 1900, National Theater of the Opera Comique, Paris, France