Gastinel, Léon Gustave
(1823–1906)> COMPOSER
Gastinel, Léon Gustave (13 August 1823, Villers; 1906, Fresnes-les-Rungis), composer, studied at the Conservatoire in Paris, where he won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1846. He composed a number of masses and oratorios as well as chamber music, but he was also attracted to the theatre. His contribution to the repertory of the Opéra was slight, however, because he favored light operas. His ballet entitled Le Rêve had its world premiere at the Garnier Palace on 9 June 1890, and his music was used in…