Pierre Gaveaux
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Pierre Gaveaux (born October 9, 1760 in Béziers , † February 5, 1825 near Paris ) was a French singer and composer .
Life
At the age of seven, Pierre Gaveaux joined the singing choir of the cathedral in his hometown and found a patron of his musical talents in the local bishop. After his death he took a position in the church choir in Bordeaux , learned from Franz Ignaz Beck , was employed as the first tenor at the theater in 1788 and a year later was appointed to Paris, where he worked as a composer, singer and performer at the Komische Oper until 1812 and celebrated success with performances of Paisiellos , Cherubini and Devienne's works.
Gaveaux left behind 35 dramatic works (operas, operettas, ballets). Among his own operas were v. a. L'Amour filial (1792), Léonore, ou L'amour conjugal (1798; libretto : Jean-Nicolas Bouilly (1763–1842); based on Beethoven's Fidelio ), Le Bouffe et le tailleur (1804) and L'Échelle de soie (1808) known. He also published a collection of Italian canzonets and French romances.
Later attacked by a brain disease, he had to be taken to a madhouse near Paris, where he died on February 5, 1825.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Pierre Gaveaux in the International Music Score Library Project
- List of stage works by Pierre Gaveaux based on the MGG at Operone
- Opera works with performance dates by Pierre Gaveaux in the DFG opera project
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paulette Lätailleur: Gaveaux, Pierre. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gaveaux, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French singer and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1760 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beziers |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1825 |
| Place of death | near Paris |