Edgar Doneux

Edgard Doneux (Liège, 25 March 1920 – 31 January 1984, Anderlecht) was a Belgian conductor.

Doneux received his entire musical formation at the conservatoire of his native city, and made his conducting debut at the Opéra Royal de Liège, in 1940, aged only 20.

In 1946, he was named principal conductor at the Monnaie opera house in Brussels, and in 1949 chief conductor at the Belgian Radio-Television, retaining the latter post until his death.

His repertoire at La Monnaie included Fra Diavolo, Si j'étais roi, Carmen, Les contes d'Hoffmann, Hérodiade, Manon, Mignon, Lakmé and La Basoche from the French 19th century repertoire, and Italian works from Lucia di Lammermoor and Norma to late romantic operas such as La Bohème, Cavalleria rusticana, Madame Butterfly, Rigoletto, Suor Angelica and Tosca.

Of lighter works he conducted La Comtesse Maritza, La Térésina, Rêve de valse, La veuve joyeuse and Les cloches de Corneville. Igor Stravinsky - L'oiseau de feu (Pathé Marconi EMI, rec 1978) Paul Uy - Galaxiale, Poème pour synthétiseur et orchestre (with Bernard Foccroulle, synthesizer)(Pathé Marconi EMI, rec 1978) Varney - Les mousquetaires au couvent, (EMI, 1979)