Bonheur, Raymond
(1861–1939)
Bonheur, RaymondBonheur, RaymondRaymond Bonheur (B * PARIS, 1861 – D † MAGNY-LES-HAMEAUX, 1939) Nephew of the painter Rosa Bonheur (1822 – 1899), he was a close friend of Debussy, attending the Conservatoire at the same time as the composer, studying composition with Massenet (1842 – 1912), but primarily majoring in dramatic declamation. About Debussy, he writes: »We quickly became linked, some Banville, rather unusual in that environment [the conservatoire], that I found in his hands was the…