Augusta Holmès

Composer

1847 – 1903

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Who was Augusta Holmès?

Augusta Mary Anne Holmès was a French composer of Irish descent. At first she published under the pseudonym Hermann Zenta. In 1871, Holmès became a French citizen and added the accent to her last name. She herself wrote the lyrics to almost all her songs and oratorios, as well as the libretto of the opera La Montagne Noire.

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Born
Dec 18, 1847
Paris
Also known as
  • Augusta Holmes
Nationality
  • France
Died
Jan 28, 1903
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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