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    Mar 19, 2020 0 minutes

    Delibes entered the Paris Conservatoire aged 12, where he eventually(1855) led to a series of popular short works in that genre. While second chorus master at the Paris Opéra, he achieved success in ballet, contributing to (1866), then writing the full-length ballet (1870), the success of which enabled him to turn entirely to composition. His operas include (1873), (1880) and (1883).

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