Comettant, Oscar
(1819–1898)> MUSIC CRITIC, WRITER
Comettant, OscarComettant, OscarOscar Comettant (* Bordeaux, France, 18 Apr. 1819; † Montevilliers, France, 24 Jan. 1898), music critic, writer. After studying at the Paris Conservatoire he appeared as a pianist, toured North America 1852–55, then taught at Paris, becoming music critic for Le Siècle in 1856. He came to Australia in 1888 as an art and music judge at the Melbourne International Centennial Exhibition. On his return to Paris he wrote Au pays des kangourous et des mines d'or (Paris…