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Victor Massé

Victor Massé (1822–1884) was a French composer and music educator.

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Victor Massé, from the Wikimedia Commons record.
Erwin frères (Studio photo). Photographe (Paris) · This file comes from Gallica Digital Library and is available under the digital ID btv1b8422349h · Public domain
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9
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16 August 2026
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Biography

Recorded at birth as Félix Marie Massé.

Born at Lorient in 1822, died in Paris in 1884.

Victor Massé studied at Conservatoire de Paris. Training under Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann and Fromental Halévy is recorded. Alexis de Castillon is recorded as having studied under Victor Massé. The recorded working language is French.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera and classical music.

Employment is recorded with Conservatoire de Paris and Paris Opera.

Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome, Knight of the Legion of Honour and Officer of the Legion of Honour.

Victor Massé (1822-1884), french composer

Victor Massé (1822-1884), french composer

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Titre uniforme : Massé, Victor (1822-1884). Compositeur. [Une nuit de Cléopâtre] Comprend : N° 1 - Loin de vous j'ai vu l'année (Cantabile ; 5 p.) - N° 2 - Sur les flots bleus glisse ma voile (Barcarolle ; 5 p.) - N° 2 bis - Sur les flots bleus glisse ma voile (Barcarolle ; Pour mezzo ou contralto ; 5 p.) - N° 3 - Sous un rayon tombé des cieux (Air ; 13 p.) - N° 3 bis - Sous un rayon tombé des cie

Titre uniforme : Massé, Victor (1822-1884). Compositeur. [Une nuit de Cléopâtre] Comprend : N° 1 - Loin de vous j'ai vu l'année (Cantabile ; 5 p.) - N° 2 - Sur les flots bleus glisse ma voile (Barcarolle ; 5 p.) - N° 2 bis - Sur les flots bleus glisse ma voile (Barcarolle ; Pour mezzo ou contralto ; 5 p.) - N° 3 - Sous un rayon tombé des cieux (Air ; 13 p.) - N° 3 bis - Sous un rayon tombé des cie

Massé, Victor (1822-1884). Compositeur · Bibliothèque nationale de France

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  • Paris
Death or burial
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  • Lorient

    Birth place

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Sources and evidence

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  1. 01

    Massé, Victor (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002

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  2. 02

    Massé, Victor, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 03

    MusicBrainz artist record for Victor Massé

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  4. 04

    Open Library author record for Victor Massé (Internet Archive), 63 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 05

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1382004: Victor Massé

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 06

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1085971481, Club de prévention Victor Masse.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  7. 07

    Internet Archive, 7 digitised items catalogued under Victor Massé as creator.

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  8. 08

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 20 works naming Victor Massé.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 09

    “Victor Massé”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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A further 3 witnesses are held back from this article because the person or object named in them is not yet resolved to this record. They are kept, not discarded, and return once the identity is established.

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