Lecocq, Charles
(1832–1918)> COMPOSER
Lecocq, Charles (3 June 1832, Paris; 24 October 1918, Paris), composer, enrolled at the Conservatoire in Paris in 1849. Here, he distinguished himself as a student by winning prizes for fugue, harmony, and accompaniment. Lecocq left the Conservatoire in 1852, but he seemed unable to gain a foothold in the theatre until he won an operetta competition sponsored by Jacques Offenbach , who produced his winning work at the Bouffes-Parisiens on 8 April 1857. When Lecocq tried to gain acceptance for…