Audran pocházel z muzikantské rodiny – jeho otec Marius Pierre Audran (1816–1887) byl operním tenoristou v Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique [4 ] a mladší bratr operetním tenoristou. [5 ] Edmond Audran studoval na École Niedermeyer v…
La cigale et la fourmi (The Grasshopper and the Ant) is a three-act opéra comique, [n 1 ] with music by Edmond Audran and words by Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru.
His best-known works were continually revived during the 20th century, and many of his operettas continue to be staged in the 21st. The Tales of Hoffmann remains part of the standard opera repertory.