Note 71 — Chapter X · DEBUSSY AND THE ULTRA-MODERNISTS

Messager, b. 1853, is most widely known for a number of charming operettas, continuing the traditions of Offenbach and Lecoq, of which Véronique (1898), also produced in America, is probably the best. His most worthy contemporary in this department is Robert Planquette (1850-1903), whose Les Cloches de Corneville ('Chimes of Normandy') is perennially popular.