Victor Massé
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Victor Massé (born Lorient, 7 March 1822 - died Paris, 5 July 1884) was a French composer. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, winning the Prix de Rome in 1844 for his cantata Le rénégat de Tanger before turning his attention to opera. While at the Conservatoire, Massé studied with Jaques Halévy. Halévy is best known for his teaching, but he did pen one Opera entitled L'Artisan which was a complete flop at the box office.
His best known and most successful work was the opéra comique Les noces de Jeanette (1853).
Victor Massé died in 1884 and was buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris.
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