A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Benoist, François

by J. A. Fuller-Maitland

BENOIST, François, born Sept. 10 at Nantes, entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1811, under Adam and Catel, and gained the Prix de Rome in 1815 for his 'Œnone.' On his return from Italy in 1819 he was appointed first organist at the Court, and soon afterwards professor of the organ in the Conservatoire. In 1840 he became Chef du Chant at the Opera. He died in May 1878. His works include a three-part Mass, the operas 'Léonore et Félix' (1821), 'L'Apparition' (1848), and several ballets.

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