Edme Jules called Jules Costé, (13 February 1828 – 12 November 1883) was a 19th-century French lawyer and composer of

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...

s and opéras-comiques.

Main works

*1855: ''Jacqueline ou la Fille du soldat'', one-act opéra-comique, libretto by

Eugène Scribe Augustin Eugène Scribe (; 24 December 179120 February 1861) was a French dramatist and librettist. He is known for writing "well-made plays" ("pièces bien faites"), a mainstay of popular theatre for over 100 years, and as the librettist of man ...

Léon Battu Léon Battu was a French dramatist, born 1829Walsh T J. ''Second Empire Opera: The Théâtre Lyrique Paris 1851–1870.'' John Calder (Publishers Ltd), London, 1981, Appendix D, p. 342. in Paris, where he died on 22 November 1857. Life and ...

and Edouard Fournier, music with the comte d'Osmond, presented at the Comédie Italienne, 15 Mai *1855: ''Une pleine eau'', one-act opérette bouffe, libretto by

Ludovic Halévy Ludovic Halévy (1 January 1834 – 7 May 1908) was a French author and playwright, best known for his collaborations with Henri Meilhac on Georges Bizet's ''Carmen'' and on the works of Jacques Offenbach. Biography Ludovic Halévy was born in P ...

(under the pseudonym Jules Servières), music with the comte d'Osmond, Bouffes-Parisiens, 29 August *1868: ''Les Horreurs de la guerre'', two-act opéra bouffe, libretto by

Philippe Gille Philippe Emile François Gille (10 December 1831 – 19 March 1901) was a French dramatist and opera librettist, who was born and died in Paris. He wrote over twenty librettos between 1857 and 1893, the most famous of which are Massenet's ''Manon ...

(Paris, Cercle de l'Union artistique, then

Théâtre de l'Athénée The Théâtre de l'Athénée is a theatre at 7 rue Boudreau, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Renovated in 1996 and classified a historical monument, the Athénée inherits an artistic tradition marked by the figure of Louis Jouvet who dire ...

, 9 December) *1868: ''La Paix armée'', one-act operetta (Paris, Cercle de l'Union artistique, 16 April) *1872: ''Le Service obligatoire'', three-act opérette bouffe, libretto by Albert Marion,

Henri Meilhac Henri Meilhac (23 February 1830 – 6 July 1897) was a French dramatist and opera librettist, best known for his collaborations with Ludovic Halévy on Georges Bizet's ''Carmen'' and on the works of Jacques Offenbach, as well as Jules Massenet's ...

and Fournier-Sarloveze, music with

Emmanuel Chabrier Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier (; 18 January 184113 September 1894) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer and pianist. His Bourgeoisie, bourgeois family did not approve of a musical career for him, and he studied law in Paris and then worked ...

and René de Boisdeffre (Paris, Cercle de l'Union artistique, 21 December) *1873: ''Au harem'', one-act

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

(in comte d'Osmond's home, 5 June) *1874: ''Cent mille francs et ma fille'', four-act opérette bouffe, libretto by Jaime fils and Philippe Gille ( Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs, 27 April). *1876: ''Le Dada,'' three-act comédie en vaudeville} by

Edmond Gondinet Edmond Gondinet (7 March 1828 – 19 November 1888) was a French playwright and librettist. This author, nearly forgotten today, produced forty plays of which several were successful. He collaborated with Alphonse Daudet and Eugène Labiche, ...

(

Théâtre des Variétés The Théâtre des Variétés is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7–8, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1974. History It owes its creation to the theatre director Mademoiselle ...

, 18 February) * ''Les Poupées parisiennes'', pièce fantastique in 4 acts by Adolphe-Antoine-Gaston Marot and Henri Buguet, music with

Léo Delibes Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (; 21 February 1836 – 16 January 1891) was a French Romantic composer, best known for his ballets and operas. His works include the ballets ''Coppélia'' (1870) and '' Sylvia'' (1876) and the opera ''Lakm� ...

, Victorin Joncières,

Gaston Serpette Henri Charles Antoine Gaston Serpette (4 November 1846 – 3 November 1904) was a French composer, best known for his operettas. After winning the prestigious Prix de Rome as a student at the Paris Conservatoire, he was expected to pursue ...

and René de Boisdeffre (Paris, Cercle de l'Union artistique, 6 February) *1880
''Les Charbonniers''
one-act operetta, libretto by Philippe Gille (Théâtre des Variétés, 4 April ; Opéra Garnier, 23 December) *1881: ''L’Arche de Noé'', oratorio fantaisiste *1883: ''La Belle Catherine'', one-act operetta, libretto by marquis de Massa and de Mesgrigny (Paris, Cercle de l'Union artistique, 6 January)

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Jules Costé
on data.bnf.fr * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coste, Jules French operetta composers 1828 births People from Colmar 1883 deaths French male classical composers 19th-century French male musicians