About Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick
Lived 1755 – 1799 (aged 44). Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick was a composer and conductor.
Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick ( – 16 October 1799) was a classical composer. He is chiefly remembered for writing opera buffa, of which he wrote at least twenty-three.
Early life and education He was born in Liège. He studied music at the Naples Conservatory.
Career Gresnick lived in London where he composed four operas which were well received. For a time he was the director of music for the Prince of Wales.
By 1780 Gresnick was working in Lyons and, after visiting Berlin and London, he moved in 1794 to Paris where he died in 1799.
Famous works Alceste, a 1786 opera L'amour de Cythère exilé, a 1793 opera
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Who was Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick?
Belgian composer
When was Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick born?
Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick was born on 2 March 1755 in Liège.
When did Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick die?
Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick died on 16 October 1799 in Paris.
What was Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick's occupation?
Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick was a composer and conductor.
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