DELIBES LEO

Birth and Life

Leo Delibes

composer

Date of birth 21. 2. 1836
Country of birth France

Links:

Death

Date of death 16. 1. 1891
Cemetery Montmartre cemetery, Paris, France
GPS coordinates of the cemetery 48.887908, 2.329863

Details:
Plot: Division 9

Summary from Wikipedia

Born into a musical family, Delibes enrolled at France's foremost music academy, the Conservatoire de Paris, when he was twelve, studying under several professors including Adolphe Adam. After composing light comic opérettes in the 1850s and 1860s, while also serving as a church organist, Delibes achieved public recognition for his music for the ballet La Source in 1866. His later ballets Coppélia and Sylvia were key works in the development of modern ballet, giving the music much greater importance than previously. He composed a small number of mélodies, some of which are still performed f ...

Author of contribution: Janez, published 8. 12. 2015

Images of the grave

Location of the cemetery

© 2024 Janez Stare & Jure Pesko | All rights reserved