Moreau, Léon
(1870–1946)> COMPOSER
Moreau, Léon (13 July 1870, Brest; 11 April 1946, Paris), composer, studied at the Conservatoire in Paris, where he won the Prix de Rome in 1899. Moreau was only slightly interested in the theatre, and his sole contribution to the repertory of the Opéra was his Myrialde , which had its world premiere at the Théâtre Graslin in Nantes on 9 November 1912. This work was a “lyric story” in five acts, but only its second act was presented at the Garnier Palace on 2 April 1912. This single act given…