Ernest Guiraud (June 26, 1837 - May 6, 1892), French composer, was born at New Orleans.
He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where he won the grand prix de Rome. His father had gained the same distinction many years previously, this being the only instance of both father and son obtaining this prize. Ernest Guiraud composed the following operas:
- Sylvie (1864)
- Le Kobold (1870)
- Madame Turlupin (1872)
- Piccolino (1876)
- Galante Aventure (1882)
- also the ballet Gretna Green, given at the Opera in 1873
His opera Fredegonde was left in an unfinished condition and was completed by Camille Saint-Saens. Guiraud, who was a fellow-student and intimate friend of Georges Bizet, was for some years professor of composition at the Conservatoire. He was the author of an excellent treatise on instrumentation. He died in Paris on the 6th of May 1892.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
