Edmond Dédé
Edmond Dédé | |
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Edmond Dédé | |
| Background information | |
| Born | November 20, 1827 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 5, 1901 (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
| Instrument | Violin |
Edmond Dédé (November 20, 1827 – January 5, 1901) was an American musician and composer. A free-born Creole, he moved to Europe in 1855. He worked in Bordeaux for more than forty years, first as assistant conductor at the Grand Théâtre and then as a conductor of orchestras at other local theaters.
His compositions include works for orchestra and for various voices with orchestra or piano, as well as an opera Morgiane, for which the score was unknown until 2007. Morgiane is the earliest known opera by an African-American composer. It received its first complete concert performances in February 2025.