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Gabriel Dussurget
Gabriel Dussurget (1 January 1904 – 28 July 1996) was a French impresario and opera director. He was the co-founder of the Aix-en-Provence Festival, an annual summer opera festival in Aix-en-Provence, and served as its Artistic Director from 1948 to 1973. He also served as the Artistic Director of the Paris Opera from 1959 to 1972. He became known as the "Magician of Aix" for his work at the opera festival Biography Early life Gabriel Dussurget was born on 1 January 1904 in Aïn M'lila near Biskra in French Algeria. He attended public schools in Constantine and learned to play the piano. He moved to France with his parents shortly after World War I to receive treatment for malaria.Sylvain FortGabriel Dussurget, le "Magicien" d'Aix ''Forum Opera: Le Magazine du Monde Lyrique'' He passed his Baccalauréat in Paris. Career He worked as a dancer in Paris in the 1930s. During World War II, he founded a drama school in Paris with his partner, Henri Lambert. His students included Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aïn M'lila
Aïn M'lila ( ar, عين مليلة, ''Ayn Malīlah''; which means "the white source", the root ''m-l-l'' being of Berber origin) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 65,371. It is the home-town of Larbi Ben M'hidi, one of the most prominent Algerian leaders during the war of independence. It is the home of football club AS Ain M'lila that currently play in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (first division). Localities of the commune The commune is composed of 24 Locality (settlement), localities: History The first people known to have settled in the region are the Zemouls. They were the oldest and most formidable cavalry which was established in Aïn M'lila on the road between Constantine, Algeria, Constantine and Batna City, Batna during the Ottoman Empire ruling. The Zemouls were a war like tribe whose chief military and administrative bore the title of zemala caid. On an order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |