Halevy, Jacques Francois Fromental

Halevy, Jacques Francois Fromental
(1799-1862)
   French composer, son of Elie Halevy. He was born in Paris, and taught at the Paris Conservatoire from 1816, becoming professor of counterpoint and fugue in 1833, and professor of composition in 1840. He composed operas, cantatas and ballets. His opera La Juive is the story of a Renaissance prince in love with a Jewess.

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  • HALÉVY, JACQUES (François) FROMENTAL ÉLIE — (1799–1862), French operatic composer. He was born in Paris, the son of Elie Halfon Halévy . He entered the Paris Conservatory at the age of ten, studied composition with Cherubini, and won the Rome Prize in 1819 for his cantata Herminie. He… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Jacques Francois Fromental Elie Halevy — noun French operatic composer (1799 1862) • Syn: ↑Halevy, ↑Fromental Halevy • Instance Hypernyms: ↑composer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jacques Fromental Lévy Halévy — JACQUES FRANÇOIS FROMENTAL ÉLIE HALÉVY Nacimiento …   Wikipedia Español

  • Halevy — noun French operatic composer (1799 1862) • Syn: ↑Fromental Halevy, ↑Jacques Francois Fromental Elie Halevy • Instance Hypernyms: ↑composer * * * /ann lay vee /, n. 1. Fromental /frddaw mahonn tannl /, (Jacques François Fromental Élie Lévy), 1790 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fromental Halevy — noun French operatic composer (1799 1862) • Syn: ↑Halevy, ↑Jacques Francois Fromental Elie Halevy • Instance Hypernyms: ↑composer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Halevy — Halévy (Hebr.: הַלֵּוִי) ist der Familienname folgender Persönlichkeiten: Daniel Halévy (1872–1962), französischer Historiker und Sohn von Ludovic Halévy Élie Halévy (1870–1937), französischer Philosoph und Historiker Élie Halévy (Chalfan)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fromental Halévy — Jacques François Fromental Élie Halévy (May 27, 1799 March 17, 1862) (usually known as Fromental Halévy) was a French composer. He is known today largely for his opera La Juive .Early careerHalévy was born in Paris, the son of a cantor, Elie… …   Wikipedia

  • Halévy — (Hebr.: הַלֵּוִי) ist der Familienname folgender Persönlichkeiten: Daniel Halévy (1872–1962), französischer Historiker und Sohn von Ludovic Halévy Élie Halévy (1870–1937), französischer Philosoph und Historiker Élie Halévy (Chalfan) (1760–1826) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • HALÉVY — (19th–20th centuries), French family of authors. LÉON HALÉVY (1802–1883) was born in Paris. He was the younger son of Elie Halfon Halévy and younger brother of the composer Jacques François Fromental Halévy . A scholar of distinction, Léon Halévy …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • HALÉVY (J. F. F.) — HALÉVY ÉLIE LÉVY dit JACQUES FRANÇOIS FROMENTAL (1799 1862) Élève de Cherubini, comme son contemporain Auber, Halévy fut avec ce dernier l’une des gloires musicales de la Restauration et de la monarchie de Juillet. Là s’arrête la ressemblance;… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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