| Ba-ta-clan | |
|---|---|
| Operetta by Jacques Offenbach | |
.jpg) Jacques Offenbach | |
| Librettist | Ludovic Halévy |
| Language | French |
| Premiere | 29 December 1855 |
Ba-ta-clan is a "chinoiserie musicale" (or operetta) in one act with music by Jacques Offenbach to an original French libretto by Ludovic Halévy. It was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris, on 29 December 1855.[1] The operetta uses set numbers and spoken dialogue and runs for under an hour.
- ^ Lamb A. Ba-ta-clan. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.