Edgar Doneux
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Edgard Doneux was a Belgian conductor.
Doneux received his entire musical formation at the conservatoire of his native city, and made his conducting debut at the Opéra Royal de Liège, in 1940, aged only 20.
In 1946, he was named principal conductor at the Monnaie
opera house in Brussels, and in 1949 chief conductor at the Belgian Radio-Television, retaining the latter post until his death.
He took part in the foundation of the Ballet Royal and l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie
, as well as the Festival de Chimay
, and was for a time artistic director of the Spa Musical, in Spa, Belgium
.
Doneux received his entire musical formation at the conservatoire of his native city, and made his conducting debut at the Opéra Royal de Liège, in 1940, aged only 20.
In 1946, he was named principal conductor at the Monnaie
La Monnaie
Le Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie , or the Koninklijke Muntschouwburg is a theatre in Brussels, Belgium....
opera house in Brussels, and in 1949 chief conductor at the Belgian Radio-Television, retaining the latter post until his death.
He took part in the foundation of the Ballet Royal and l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie
Opéra Royal de Wallonie
The Opéra Royal de Wallonie ' is an opera house in Liège, Belgium, one of four situated in that country.- External links :*...
, as well as the Festival de Chimay
Chimay
Chimay a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Chimay had a total population of 9,774. The total area is 197.10 km² which gives a population density of 50 inhabitants per km²...
, and was for a time artistic director of the Spa Musical, in Spa, Belgium
Spa, Belgium
Spa is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liège. It is situated in a valley in the Ardennes mountain chain, some southeast of Liège, and southwest of Aachen. As of 1 January 2006, Spa had a total population of 10,543...
.
Selective discography
- Grétry - Zémire et AzorZémire et AzorZémire et Azor is an opéra comique, described as a comédie-ballet mêlée de chants et de danses, in four acts by the Belgian composer André Grétry, The French text was by Jean François Marmontel based on La Belle et la bête by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont, and Amour pour amour by P. C....
, (EMI, 1974) - Grétry - L'amant jalouxL'amant jalouxL'amant jaloux, ou Les fausses apparences is a French comédie mêlée d'ariettes in three acts by André Grétry first performed at Versailles on 20 November 1778. The libretto is by the Irish playwright Thomas Hales with the verse passages provided by F.Levasseur...
- (EMI, 1977) - Grétry - Richard Coeur-de-lionRichard Coeur-de-lion (opera)Richard Coeur-de-lion is an opéra comique, described as a comédie mise en musique, by the Belgian composer André Grétry. was by Michel-Jean Sedaine. The work is generally recognised as Grétry's masterpiece and one of the most important French opéras comiques...
, (EMI, 1977) - VarneyLouis VarneyLouis Varney was a French composer.-Biography:Louis Varney was the son of Alphonse Varney, a French conductor at the Bouffes-Parisiens and at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, he was also invited to conduct the "French Opera Season" abroad, notably in New Orleans, Louisiana, and this is how Louis came...
- Les mousquetaires au couventLes mousquetaires au couventLes mousquetaires au couvent is an opérette in three acts by Louis Varney, with a libretto by Jules Prével and Paul Ferrier, after a vaudeville by St-Hilaire and Dupont from 1835 entitled L'habit ne fait pas le moine...
, (EMI, 1979) - Willem Kersters - " Ulenspiegel de Geus", (Cyprès 2010)
Sources
- Dictionaire des interprètes, Alain Pâris, (Éditions Robert Lafffont, 1989) ISBN 2-221-06660-X