Pessard, Emile

Pessard, Emile (29 May 1843, Paris; 10 February 1917, Paris), composer, studied at the Conservatoire in Paris and won the Prix de Rome in 1866. After completing his studies, he became inspector of vocal instruction in Paris schools, but this position did not interfere seriously with his activity as a composer. He completed Mam’zelle Carabin (1893), La Dance de trèfle (1898), and L’Armée de vierges (1907) for the Bouffes-Parisiens Theatre, and he also had works booked into the Salle Erard, the…