Grandval, Marie Félicie Clémence de Reiset

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Grandval, Marie Félicie Clémence de Reiset

Grandval, Marie Félicie Clémence de Reiset, French composer; b. Saint-Rémy-des-Monts, Sarthe, Jan. 21, 1830; d. Paris, Jan. 15, 1907. She studied composition with Flotow and Saint-Saens. Under various pen names, she wrote the operas Le Sou de Lise (Paris, 1859), Les Fiances de Rose (Paris, May 1, 1863), La Comtesse Eva (Paris, Aug. 7, 1864), La Penitente (Paris, May 13, 1868), Piccolino (Paris, Jan. 5, 1869), and Mazeppa (Bordeaux, 1892), as well as the oratorio St. Agnes (Paris, April 13, 1876), La Foret, lyric poem for Soloists, Chorus, and Orch. (Paris, March 30, 1875), and songs.

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