Maurice Ordonneau

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French journalist and librettist (b. 18 June 1854 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime; d. 1916 in Paris).

A prolific collaborator on librettos for many light opera composers, Ordonneau also served as editor of the French daily newspaper Le Gaulois during the last years of the nineteenth century.

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

One letter from Tchaikovsky to Maurice Ordonneau (in his capacity as editor of Le Gaulois) has survived, dating from 1883, and has been translated into English on this website: