Le voyage dans la lune (operetta) but due to the need to raise the necessary money he did not take up the project. Eventually Albert Vizentini, the new directeur of the Gaîté, took up the idea, and Offenbach's contribution was limited to that of composer. Albert Vanloo and Eugène Leterrier, in association with Arnold Mortier (columnist at Figaro), wrote the libretto. They were hoping for a repeat of the success of the novels of Jules Verne (another, the novel "Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingt jours", had been adapted for the stage at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin by Verne himself in 1874) and the
Nuages du Monde 2007. It has reached number four on the Hot Dance Club Play chart as of the week ending August 25, 2007. A music video was also filmed for the song. Nuages du Monde Nuages du Monde is the twelfth studio album by Canadian new age/electronic music group Delerium in 2006. The title is French, and translates to "Clouds of the World". "Angelicus", the lead single, was released only as a promotional single in 2007; Its release to DJs enabled the track to reach number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart during the week ending March 31, 2007.