Léo Delibes

Comic opera, ballet, and opera bouffa were the forte of Delibes. He was a student of his mother and uncle (the organist Batiste) and worked with Minkus with admirations for Wagner, Meyerbeer, and Bizet. He was an important influence on Tchaikovsky, D'Indy, Saint-Saens and Debussy. The ballet "Coppelia" was his most noted and renowned revealing the charming qualities of his music; elegance, melodic ...more