Ernest Guiraud
French composer
Ernest Guiraud was an American-born French composer and music teacher. He is best known for writing the traditional orchestral recitatives used for Bizet's opera Carmen and for Offenbach's opera Les contes d'Hoffmann. Wikipedia
Born: June 23, 1837, New Orleans, LA
Died: May 6, 1892 (age 54 years), 9th arrondissement, Paris, France
Parents: Adélaïde Croisilles and Jean-Baptiste Guiraud