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Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas ( French: [ɑ̃bʁwaz tɔmɑ]; 5 August 1811 – 12 February 1896) was a French composer and teacher, best known for his operas Mignon (1866) and Hamlet (1868). Born into a musical family, Thomas was a student at the Conservatoire de Paris, winning France's top music prize, the Prix de Rome.
Ambroise Thomas was a French composer best known for his operas, particularly Mignon, written in a light, melodious style. Thomas attended the Paris Conservatoire, concluding his studies by winning the Prix de Rome in 1832 for his cantata Hermann et Ketty. Upon his return from Rome in 1835 he.
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Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896), one of the most celebrated French composers during his lifetime, is relevantly unknown compared to his contemporaries.
Hamlet is a grand opera in five acts of 1868 by the French composer Ambroise Thomas, with a libretto by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier based on a French adaptation by Alexandre Dumas, père, and Paul Meurice of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
Mar 31, 2017 · Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas (5 August 1811 – 12 February 1896) was a French composer, best known for his operas Mignon (1866) and Hamlet (1868, after Shake...
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Born in Metz, France, into a family of musicians, Ambroise Thomas started music with his parents. His promising beginnings were however overshadowed by the sudden death of his father in 1823. In 1828, he entered the Paris Conservatoire and studied with Zimmerman (piano), Dourlen (harmony) and Le Sueur (composition).
