Pierre Montan Berton (7 January 1727 – 14 May 1780) was a
French composer and
conductor. He resided primarily in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
and was an
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
director.
Pierre's son
Henri Montan Berton
Henri-Montan Berton (17 September 1767 – 22 April 1844) was a French composer, teacher, and writer, mostly known as a composer of operas for the Opéra-Comique.
Career
Henri-Montan Berton was born the son of Pierre Montan Berton.Charlton ...
(1767–1844) was also a composer, more famous than Pierre himself.
Operas
Sources
Article on Berton on the site CESAR(accessed on 31 October 2013)
External links
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1727 births
1780 deaths
French male composers
French conductors (music)
French male conductors (music)
18th-century French composers
18th-century French male musicians
18th-century conductors (music)
French ballet composers
Directors of the Paris Opera
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