Oscar Stoumon

Oscar Stoumon (also spelled Stoumont) (20 August 1835 – 20 August 1900) was a Belgian composer, music critic, playwright and theatre director.

Stoumon was born in Liège. He composed music for ballets, taught at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles and co-headed the Théâtre de la Monnaie with Calabresi (1875–85 and 1889–1900). He died in Brussels.

Works Phœbé, one-act opéra-comique (Brussels, Théâtre royal de la Monnaie, 19 January 1860) Endymion, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 21 April 1861) La Ferme, one-act opéra-comique (Liège, 10 April 1862) L'Orco, two-act and three-scene opéra fantastique (Brussels, Monnaie, 8 January 1864) La Reine des prairies, two-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 24 November 1865) La Fée amoureuse, two-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 5 December 1867) Les Fumeurs d'opium, one-act operetta (Brussels, Théâtre royal des Galeries, 9 January 1869) Les Belles de nuit, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 16 March 1870) La Sonate pathétique, one-act comedy (Brussels, Monnaie, 7 November 1870) Un fil à la patte, one-act comedy (Brussels, Galeries, 11 April 1871) Les Hannetons, one-act opéra-bouffe (Brussels, Galeries, 22 April 1871) Une grève, three-act comedy (Brussels, Galeries, 30 September 1871) Une nuit d'hiver, one-act comedy (Brussels, Galeries, 23 March 1872) L'Échéance, three-act comedy (Brussels, Galeries, 25 January 1873) Les Enfarinés, one-act comedy (Brussels, Galeries, 17 January 1874) La Moisson, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 29 January 1875) La Nuit de Noël, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 14 October 1880) Les Sorrentines, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 11 October 1882) La Tzigane, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 27 March 1885) Farfalla, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 14 November 1893)