André Messager
André Charles Prosper Messager (30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor. Messager took up the piano as a small child and later studied composition with, among others, Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré. His compositions include eight ballets and thirty opéras comiques, opérettes and other stage works. As a conductor, Messager held prominent positions...
