Édouard Deldevez

Édouard Deldevez studied at Conservatoire de Paris. Training under François Habeneck, Antoine Elwart and Anton Reicha is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire and Conservatoire de Paris. Works named in the authority record are Paquita. Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome.

Deldevez was born and died in Paris. He won many prizes as a violinist. He progressed from violinist at the Paris Opera to conductor. He was principal conductor of the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire from 1872 to 1885. At the Paris Opéra-Comique Deldevez conducted the revival of La Fille du Regiment (with Marie Cabel) in 1857, Rose et Colas (first performance at the theatre, as well as 50th performance in 1862), the premiere of Lalla-Roukh on 12 May 1862, the first production at the Salle Favart of La Servante maîtresse on 12 August 1862 (Galli-Marié's debut at the house), runs of La dame blanche (including the 1,000th performance there in December 1862), Le pré aux clercs, Fra Diavolo (including the 500th performance in March 1863), and a revival of Joseph in 1866. At the Paris Opera, Deldevez conducted La Juive at the opening night of the Palais Garnier in 1875, and the premiere of Massenet's Le roi de Lahore in 1877, along with revivals of La Favorite, Guillaume Tell, Hamlet, Les Huguenots, Le Prophète and Robert le Diable. In 1867, Deldevez published his Notation de la musique classique. He wrote a number of other books and became a chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur in 1874. He published his memoires in 1890. Some confusion exists concerning his name, which is occasionally misclassified as "Ernest", though not in reliable sources of the period. One source records the name as "Edmé Édouard Deldevez." The standard French edition of his musicological works reedited in 1998 and 2005 by Jean-Philippe Navarre gives only "Édouard-Marie-Ernest Deldevez."

His compositions include the operas Lionel Foscari (1841), Le Violon enchanté (1848), L'Éventail (1854), and La Ronde des sorcières, along with several lyric scenes and ballets. His Messe de Requiem, Op. 7 is dedicated to the memory of Berton, Chérubini, and Habeneck. Other works include Six Songs Without Words for piano, Three Piano Preludes, three-part hymns, and a cantata performed at the Paris Opera on 15 February 1853. Deldevez also wrote the original score for the ballet Paquita (Paris, 1846). However, an 1881 revival by Marius Petipa included additional numbers by Ludwig Minkus (1826–1917), and this score is more widely known and used. Ballets by Édouard Deldevez

Édouard Deldevez was recorded at birth as Edme-Marie-Ernest Deldevez. The authorities additionally record the heading Edouard Deldevez. His recorded language was French.

His work is associated with classical music and Romantic music. He was employed by Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire and Conservatoire de Paris.