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Also Known As Jacques-François-Fromental-Elie Halévy • Elias Levy
Born May 27, 1799 • Paris • France
Died March 17, 1862 (aged 62) • Nice • France • (Anniversary in 3 days)
Awards And Honors Prix de Rome
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
French composer
Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy
French composer
Bizet, Georges
Georges Bizet
French composer
Gounod, Charles
Charles Gounod
French composer
Dukas
Paul Dukas
French composer
Massenet, Jules
Jules Massenet
French composer
Ferdinand Hérold
French composer
Thomas, Ambroise
Ambroise Thomas
French composer
Jacques Ibert
French composer
Peter Benoit
Belgian composer
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Russian composer
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Jean-Philippe Rameau
French composer
Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel
French composer
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre
French musician
Jean-Baptiste Lully, engraving by Geille after Johannot, c. 1830.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
French composer
Cherubini, Luigi
Luigi Cherubini
Italian composer
Saint-Saëns, Camille
Camille Saint-Saëns
French composer
Emmanuel Chabrier
Emmanuel Chabrier
French composer
Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Fauré
French composer
Poulenc
Francis Poulenc
French composer