Paul Puget
Paul Charles Marie Puget (born June 25, 1848 in Nantes , † March 15, 1917 in Paris ) was a French composer.
Life
The son of the opera singer Henri Puget studied piano with Antoine François Marmontel and composition with Victor Massé at the Paris Conservatory . In 1873 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Mazeppa . During his stay in Rome from 1874 to 1877, which was associated with the award, he composed, among other things, an overture to the play Macbeth and the one-act opera Le Prince Noir .
He became vice-president of the Salon des musiciens français and in 1900 choirmaster of the Paris Opera under the direction of Pierre Gailhard . In addition to several operas, Puget also composed songs, a mass for solos, choir and organ, and instrumental pieces. A solo for bassoon was part of the repertoire of the instrumental competition at the Paris Conservatory from 1899 to 1916.
Works
- Maître Danseur , Opera bouffe, 1869
- Le Signal , Opera, WP 1886
- Beaucoup de bruit pour rien , Drame lyrique, WP 1899
- Overture to Macbeth
- Ode de Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
- Le Prince noir , opera
- La Marocaine , opera
- Andre del Garto , opera
- Ulysse et les sirènes , comic opera
- Les Jardins d'Armide , opera
Web links
- Biography on musimem.com (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Puget, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Puget, Paul Charles Marie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nantes |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1917 |
| Place of death | Paris |