Aimé Maillart
Louis-Aimé Maillart (born March 24, 1817 in Montpellier , † May 26, 1871 in Moulins (Allier) ) was a French composer.
Life
Maillart studied from 1833 at the Paris Conservatory with Simon Leborne , Jacques Fromental Halévy , Antoine Elwart , Antonín Reicha and the violinist Paul Guérin (1799–1872) and in 1841 won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Lionel Foscari .
His success as a composer began with the premiere of the three-act opera Gastibelza ou Le fou de Tolède in 1847 at the Paris Opera . World premieres of further operas at the Opéra-Comique followed . Les dragons de Villars was on the repertoire of French musical theaters for many years. Maillart's operas have also been performed with success in Belgium, Spain, England and Poland.
In 1860 he was appointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honor . Due to the siege of Paris in 1870 and 1871 , Maillart left the city and died in 1871 in the small town of Moulins in Auvergne.
Works
- Gastibelza ou Le fou de Tolède , WP 1847
- Le moulin des tilleuls , UA 1849
- Le pêcheurs de Catane , 1850
- La croix de Marie , WP 1852
- Les dragons de Villars , UA 1856 (German: The hermit's bell )
- Lara , UA 1864
Web links
- Works by and about Aimé Maillart in the German Digital Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Aimé Maillart in the International Music Score Library Project
- List of stage works by Aimé Maillart based on the MGG at Operone
- www.musimem.com (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maillart, Aimé |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maillart, Louis-Aimé (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montpellier |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1871 |
| Place of death | Moulins (Allier) |