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Ernest Guiraud

French composer and music teacher (1837-1892) · France · On the map · Musicians · Died at 54

Ernest Guiraud was an American-born French composer and music teacher. He is best known for writing the traditional orchestral recitatives used for Bizet's opera Carmen and for Offenbach's opera Les contes d'Hoffmann.

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Knight of the Legion of Honour1878
Prix de Rome

About this person

Country
France
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1837 to 1892 · aged 54