...Le petit chaperon rouge and La dame blanche, of which I saw the premieres, were welcomed with enthusiasm by his countless admirers of both sexes. Though he had made some slight concessions to the prevailing fashion by introducing ballad stanzas and peasant rondos, the two operas last mentioned were, on the whole, in the best tradition, containing, as they did, an abundance of delightful ideas, carefully and competently elaborated.