| Nationality: | Italian |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
Sept. 14, 1760 - Florence |
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Date & Place of Death: |
March 15, 1842 - Paris |
| Near Family: | Info. will be updated shortly. |
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Main Place of Residence: |
Studied in Milan; for a few years he visited London, Paris and Vienna before returning to Paris in 1808. |
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Vocation (including composition): |
As a younger man he conducted in various locations; later he was commissioned to write several operas, not to mention the Inspection, teaching and even directing duties that he acquired at two different conservatories. |
| Major Work(s): | Les deux Journees is - decidedly - his greatest opera (prem. 1800). |
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Interesting Facts: |
Info. will be updated shortly. |
