Léo Delibes
Composer
1836 – 1891
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Who was Léo Delibes?
Clément Philibert Léo Delibes was a French composer of ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include ballets Coppélia and Sylvia as well as the operas Le roi l'a dit and Lakmé. Some musicologists believe that the ballet in Gounod's Faust was actually composed by Delibes. He died in Paris from natural causes on 16 January 1891, at the age of 54. He was buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre in Paris.
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- Born
- Feb 21, 1836
La Flèche - Also known as
- Leo Delibes
- Delibes
- l. delibes
- Delibes, L?o
- Clément Philibert Léo Delibes
- Clement Philibert Leo Delibes
- Delibes, Léo
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Léontine Estelle Denain
(1871 - )
- Léontine Estelle Denain
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Died
- Jan 16, 1891
Paris - Resting place
- Montmartre Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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