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Jacques FranCois Fromental Elie HalEvy, Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biographies
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Jacques FranCois Fromental Elie HalEvy[zhAk frANswA´ frOmANtAl´ AlAvE´] Pronunciation Key, 1799–1862, French operatic composer. He studied with Cherubini at the Paris Conservatory, where he became a professor in 1827. HalEvy's one big success was La Juive (1835), although others, such as L'Eclair (1836) and La Reine de Chypre (1841), enjoyed popularity in their time.
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