Madeleine Milhaud was born in Paris to Michel and Maria Milhaud. Her father was from
Aix-en-Provence, and depicts their daily life together. She wrote the
libretti for his
operas
Médée,
Bolivar, and
La Mère coupable. The family fled France when
the Germans were within range of Paris in May 1940. They reached
Lisbon and from there sailed to America, where they and their 10-year-old son stayed for the remainder of the war. Darius taught at
Mills College (in California) and Madeleine taught American students about French and French theatre. They returned to France in 1946. ==References==