Le Drapier

Le Drapier was an opera in three acts with a score by Jacques Halévy and a libretto by Eugène Scribe. It did not prove to be a very popular work, and its first run lasted for only five performances between its premiere on 6 January and 20 January 1840. It was given once again on 10 February of the same year for a total of six billings. The curtain rises to disclose the draper Bazu planning to marry his daughter Jeanne to Gautier despite the general concern about the course of the continuing…