Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold, better known as Ferdinand Hérold, was a French composer. He was celebrated in his lifetime for his operas, of which he composed more than twenty, but he also wrote ballet music, works for piano and choral pieces.
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Hérold, engraving after Louis Dupré
The composer's birthplace, in the Paris street now named after him
Hérold in 1813: medallion by his fellow student David d'Angers
La Clochette, an early operatic success for Hérold, 1817
Zampa, 1831
Costume design for Marie Taglioni in La Belle au bois dormant, 1829
Le Pré aux clercs: 2015 production, Opéra-Comique, ParisAwards 2
Musicians from France 6
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Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold, better known as Ferdinand Hérold, was a French composer. He was celebrated in his lifetime for his operas, of which he composed more than twenty, but he also wrote ballet music, works for piano and choral pieces. He is best known today for the ballet La Fille mal gardée and the overture to the opera Zampa.
Country
FranceCategory
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1791 to 1833 · aged 41
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