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According to The New Penguin Dictionary of Music, André Messager was the French composer of "Monsieur Beaucaire" (in English) and other operas, "Véeronique" and other operettas, and of ballets (including "the Two Pigeons"), piano duets etc. Also distinguished opera conductor, e.g. of the first performance of Claude-Achille Debussy's "Pelias and Melisande" which is dedicated to him. Pupil of Camille Saint-Saëns.

Sheet Music:
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Websites:
MESSAGER, ANDRé BIOGRAPHY by www.naxos.com.
Classical Composers Database: A. Messager (1853-1929), biography etc.
Books:
[§] Andre Messager: A Bio-Bibliography by John Wagstaff amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca amazon.it amazon.es