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Alfred Dufresne

Jacques Marie Alfred Dufresne (1822, Orléans – 18 March 1863, Paris) was a 19th-century French composer and playwright. A student of Fromental Halévy at the Paris Conservatory, he is mostly known for having written music for hundreds of songs by authors such as Jules Verne, Alfred de Musset, Alphonse de Lamartine or Victor Hugo. He also composed operettas and opéras comiques including L'hôtel de la poste on a libretto by Philippe Gille.

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Alfred Dufresne

Born
1821 · Orléans.
Died
1863 · 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Nationality
France
Occupation
composer · playwright
Fields
opera
Teachers
Fromental Halévy
Languages
French

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Jacques Marie Alfred Dufresne (1822, Orléans – 18 March 1863, Paris) was a 19th-century French composer and playwright. A student of Fromental Halévy at the Paris Conservatory, he is mostly known for having written music for hundreds of songs by authors such as Jules Verne, Alfred de Musset, Alphonse de Lamartine or Victor Hugo. He also composed operettas and opéras comiques including L'hôtel de la poste on a libretto by Philippe Gille.

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