Boïeldieu, François-Adrien
(1775–1834)> COMPOSER
Boïeldieu, François-Adrien (16 December 1775, Rouen; 8 October 1834, Jarcy), composer, received his first musical instruction as a choirboy in his native city, where he sang at the cathedral under the direction of Broche. He wrote his first comic opera in Rouen at age 16, and the applause he earned with this composition prompted the apprentice composer to walk to Paris to continue his musical career in the theatre. After his arrival in the capital, he was unable to find a theatre director…