Edmond Audran

Edmond Audran ( born April 11, 1842 in Lyon, Rhône Dept, .. † August 17, 1901 in Tierceville, Dept. Calvados) was a French organist and successful operetta composer.

Life

Audran came from a musical family and was a son of the singer Marius Pierre Audran ( 1816-1887 ). He received a thorough education in Paris, was one of his teachers, among others, Camille Saint- Saëns; inter alia, he was a student at the École Niedermeyer.

In 1861 he first went to Marseille, where his family had meanwhile moved, where he worked as organist of St. Joseph. As a composer he was concerned at that time still almost exclusively sacred music, little by little, he turned and secular works for. Through a family friend, the writer Henri Chivot he got the libretto " The Great Mogul " for scoring and 1867 saw this play premiered at the Théâtre du Gymnase.

Only in the 1860s first stage works were brought to the stage, first in Marseille, and later in Paris. End of the 1870s, his works eventually prevailed also in the French capital. He now took up his residence here, and devoted himself entirely to operetta. Many of his works have had great success in Paris and beyond.

Works (selection)

  • La Chercheuse d'esprit. , 1864.
  • The Mughal emperor ( " Le Grand Mogol "). In 1877.
  • Les Noces d' Olivette. In 1879.
  • The luck angel ( " La Mascotte "). In 1880.
  • Gilette of Narbonne ( " Gillette de Narbonne "). In 1882.
  • Les Pommes d'or. In 1883.
  • La Dormeuse éveillée. In 1883.
  • The vow of love ( " Serment d' amour "). In 1886.
  • Ant and Grille ( " La Cigale et la fourmi "). In 1886.
  • La Fiancée of verts poteaux. , 1887.
  • Le Puits qui parle. , 1888.
  • La Petite Fronde. , 1888.
  • La Fille à Cacolet. , 1889.
  • L' Œuf rouge. In 1890.
  • Miss Helyett. In 1890.
  • L' Oncle Célestin. In 1891.
  • Article de Paris. In 1892.
  • La Sainte Freya. In 1892.
  • Madame Suzette. In 1893.
  • Mon Prince. In 1893.
  • L' Enlèvement de la Toledad. In 1894.
  • La Duchesse de Ferrare. In 1895.
  • The doll ( " La poupée "). In 1896.
  • Monsieur Lohengrin. In 1896.
  • Les petites femmes. 1897.
  • Les Sœurs Gaudichard. In 1898.
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