Joncières, Victorin de
(1839–1903)> COMPOSER
Joncières, Victorinde (12 April 1839, Paris; 26 october 1903, Paris), composer, studied painting as a youth, but he turned to music when he found himself obliged to compose an operetta for one of his friends. He entered the Conservatoire in Paris, but he left this institution after a quarrel there with one of his professors. Now obliged to act independently, he composed a number of orchestral pieces. He made his debut in the theatre on 8 February 1867 at the Théâtre-Lyrique with Sardanaple…