Amédée Dutacq
Amédée Dutacq (born July 18, 1848 in Neuilly-sur-Seine , † January 7, 1929 in Fécamp ) was a French composer.
Duracq joined Vincent d'Indy in 1874 in the organ class of César Franck at the Conservatoire de Paris . He was also a student of François Bazin and Napoléon-Henri Reber and in 1876 won the First Second Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Judith .
He composed two operas: Battez Philidor was premiered in 1882 at the Opéra-Comique . The comic opera Lysistrata had its world premiere in 1893 at the Grand Théâtre on Rue Boudreau. His setting of the poem Les Larmes by Albert Samain also found recognition .
Web links
- Amadée Dutacq (1848–1929) at Musica et Memoria (French)
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| SURNAME | Dutacq, Amédée |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuilly-sur-Seine |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1929 |
| Place of death | Fécamp |