LEO CLEMENT PHILIBERT DELIBES

My thanks to Jay Tosh for the photo.

1836 --- 1891

Leo Clement Philibert Delibes (born 1836 St. Germain-du-val - died 1891 Paris)

French Educated at the Paris Conservatoire, where Adam was amoung his teachers. He made his debut at the age of 19 with an operetta, but later specialized in composing ballets.
In 1860 he became professor of the Paris Conservatoire and in 1870 he achieved his greatest success with an infectiously happy and melodious, and elegantly scored, ballet Coppelia. This popular work, together with Delibes's other brilliant ballet, Sylvia, gave new life to this form of art.
Delibes also wrote operas and other stage works, and a number of charming songs.

I like to thank George Pollen for the biography and the music on this composer, thank you.

A bit more information on Delibes sent in by Jay Tosh.

Delibes was trained at the Paris Conservatoire, where he achieved no particular distinction. His first major triumph came with the ballet Coppélia, based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann and staged at the Opéra in 1870.

He excelled as a composer of operetta, his career culminating in equally successful operas of a more serious kind.
Léo Delibes Works Delibes won early success with Coppélia and its Hoffmann story of old Dr. Coppelius and his doll Coppélia, who seems to come to life.

He followed this in 1876 with Sylvia, set in pagan Greece. The 1866 ballet La Source had given Delibes an earlier opportunity, in collaboration with the established composer Minkus.

In 1882 Delibes wrote a set of pastiche ancient airs and dances for Victor Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse, later to provide a subject for Verdi opera Rigoletto. His opera Lakmé, dealing with the love of a British officer and the daughter of a Brahmin priest in mid-19th century India, provides the well known Bell Song for ambitious coloratura sopranos.
The Flower Duet, popularised by its recent commercial use, remains singularly attractive.
Delibes's last opera, Kassya, was orchestrated by Massenet after the composer's death.

Last Updated on 27th December 2002 by Reg

And now for the Music

I like to thank George Pollen for the following music, to contact George please Click Here, or better still visit his Website here

(2700) "Le Roi s'amuse 1. Gaillarde" , a wonderful sequenced by George Pollen

(2701) "Le Roi s'amuse 2. Pavane ", a wonderful sequenced by George Pollen

(2703) "Le Roi s'amuse 3. Scene du Bouquet ", a wonderful sequenced by George Pollen

(2704) "Le Roi s'amuse 4. Lesquercarde ", a wonderful sequenced by George Pollen

(2705) "Le Roi s'amuse 5. Madrigal ", a wonderful sequenced by George Pollen

(2706) "Le Roi s'amuse 6. Passepied ", a wonderful sequenced by George Pollen

(980) "Flower Duet" From Lakme, a wonderful sequenced by George Pollen

(860)"Prelude and Les Chasseresses" (Sylvia Ballet Suite) A lovely Sequenced by George Pollen This is a large file please click here. for pkunzip.exe

(861) "Divertissement - Pizzicato" (Sylvia Ballet), Sequenced by George Pollen

(866) "Valse Lente" (Sylvia Ballet), a excellent sequenced by George Pollen

(867) "March & Cortege de Bacchus" (Sylvia Ballet), Sequenced by George Pollen

I would like to thank B.S. Lengton the following music of Delibes, if you would like to contact B.S. Lengton then please do.

(2670) "La valse, a waltz with themes from his opera's, a nice sequenced by B.S. Lengton.Large file please click here for pkunzip.exe

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