Hector Salomon
Appearance
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Hector Salomon (May 29, 1838, Strasbourg–June 28, 1906, Paris) was a French composer. He was one of the Chefs du chant at the Paris Opera.[1]
Biography
[edit]Salomon received his musical training at the Imperial Conservatory of Paris from the age of 12. He was a student of Augustin Savard in music theory, of Émile Jonas and Antoine François Marmontel in piano, of François Bazin in harmony, and of Fromental Halévy in composition.[2]
After completing his training, he became a piano accompanist at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, and then at the Théâtre Lyrique from 1860.
In 1870, he became a state employee, being appointed second conductor of the Paris Opera Chorus.
Works
[edit]- 1865, Le Mariage de Don Lope, comic opera in 1 act, lyrics by Jules Barbier, piano and vocal score reduced by Hector Salomon. Paris. In-8°, 130 p. Online version on Gallica [ archive ]
- 1866, Les dragées de Suzette, comic opera in one act, with a libretto by Jules Barbier and Jules Delahaye, performed for the first time at the Théâtre-Lyrique on June 13, 1866.
- 1877, L'aumônier du régiment, comic opera in one act, on a libretto by Adolphe de Leuven and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, performed for the first time at the Théâtre national lyrique, on September 13 , 1877.
- 1886, Bianca Capello, opera in 5 acts, on a libretto by Jules Barbier, performed for the first time at the Royal Theatre of Antwerp on February 1, 1886.
- ...., Salut printemps, salut aurore, melody on a poem by Paul Collin.
References
[edit]- ^ Albert Soubies, Almanach des spectacles, 1878, article «Opéra de ¨Paris»
- ^ Schmitt, Michel (2015). L'Alsace et ses compositeurs de la Renaissance à nos jours (in French). Vol. 2. Delatour France. pp. 641–642. ISBN 978-2-7521-0238-6. OCLC 957633975.