Pauline Thys


Pauline Marie Elisa Thys was a French composer and librettist. She was born in Paris, her father was the opéra comique composer Alphonse Thys. Initially she composed salon romances and light piano music, before she turned to writing music for the stage including operettas, opéra-comiques, and operas, some of which to her own libretto.
In 1877, she was the founder of the Association des femmes artistes et professeurs. In 1883, she became a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Palmes académiques.

Selected works

Stage
Songs
Piano