Candeille, Pierre-Joseph
(1744–1827)> COMPOSER
Candeille, Pierre-Joseph (8 December 1744, Estaires; 24 April 1827, Chantilly), composer, studied music as a choirboy before coming to Paris in 1764. Three years later, in 1767, he became a vocalist with the Royal Academy of Music and remained with the company until his first retirement in 1784 on a pension of 700 francs. He was recalled to the Opéra in 1800 only to leave again in 1802, but he returned to this stage once more in 1804 to replace Guichard. He then bid farewell to the public…