Eugène Goossens (conductor, 1845)
Eugène Goossens (born February 25, 1845 in Bruges , † December 30, 1906 in Liverpool ) was a Belgian conductor .
Life
Eugène Goossens came to the Bruges Conservatory at the age of nine and moved to the Brussels Conservatory at the age of 14 . There he studied violin with Lambert-Joseph Meerts (1800–1863) and then composition, harmony and counterpoint with François-Joseph Fétis . In 1870 he completed his studies and conducted several opera companies in Belgium, France and Italy. In 1873 he went to England as an opera and operetta conductor, where he was second conductor of the Carl Rosa Opera Company , which he directed from 1889 after the death of Carl Rosa . In the same year he conducted the English premiere of Wagner's Tannhauser in Liverpool. In 1893 he settled in Liverpool, where he founded the Goossens men's choir, which focused primarily on a Belgian repertoire. Goossens also worked as a singing teacher and organist.
He was the father of the conductor and violinist of the same name, Eugène Goossens (1867–1958) and the grandfather of the conductor and composer Sir Eugène Aynsley Goossens (1893–1962).
Web links
- CV (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Friedrich Blume (Ed.): Music in the past and present . 1st edition, 1949-1986
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goossens, Eugène |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bruges |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1906 |
| Place of death | Liverpool |