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 including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

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 people, French author and playwright, known for his collaborations with Henri Meilhac on the libretto, libretti for Georges Bizet's ''Carmen'' and comic operas by Jacques Offenbach, inc ...

(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 (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 di ...

, 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 prolific French playwright and opera librettist, known for his collaborations with Ludovic Halévy on comic operas with music by Jacques Offenbach. He also wrote occasionally for serious w ...

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 René de Boisdeffre (3 April 1838 – 25 November 1906) was a French composer. He is the author of some 60 pieces of chamber music as well as a few pieces for piano and vocal music. General de Boisdeffre was his cousin. Biographical sketch ...

(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 (born 7 March 1828 in Laurière, Haute-Vienne, France) 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 ...

(

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 The theatre owed its creation to Mademoiselle Montans ...

, 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 music, Romantic composer, best known for his ballets and French opera, operas. His works include the ballets ''Coppélia'' (1870) and ''Sylvia (b ...

, 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 a ...

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
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