Henri Hirschmann
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Born |
Henri Herblay 30 April 1872 Saint-Mandé |
Died |
3 November 1961 89) Paris | (aged
Occupation | Musician |
Henri Hirschmann, real name Henri Herblay, (30 April 1972 - 3 November 1961) was a French composer of light music.
Originally a student of André Gédalge at the Conservatoire de Paris, he studied under Jules Massenet for two years. His best known work is La Petite Bohème, from the novel Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger, which premiered January 19, 1905 at the théâtre des Variétés in Paris.
In 1893 he was awarded the Prix Rossini by the French Académie des Beaux-Arts.
Main works
- 1897 : Amour à la Bastille
- Lovelace
- 1904: Les Hirondelles
- 1905: La Petite Bohème, libretto by Paul Ferrier after Murger, théâtre des Variétés
- 1905 : Rolande
- 1908: Hernani
- 1911: La Danseuse de Tanagra
Sources on External links
- Henri Hirschmann on Jewish Encyclopedia
- Henri Hirschmann on Data.bnf.fr
- Henry Hirschmann on Stanford University Libraries
- Henry Hirschmann on Welt des operette
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