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Birth Anniversary: Pierre Gaveaux — October 9, 1761
09 October 2027
Born at Béziers on 9 October 1761. Pierre Gaveaux was a French operatic tenor and composer, notable for creating the role of Jason in Cherubini’s Médée and for composing Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal, the first operatic version of the story that later found fame as Fidelio.
Dates verified on Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF); Grove Music Online, entry "Pierre Gaveaux".
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