Background
Cluytens, Andre was born on March 26, 1905 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of Alphonse and Philomène (Van Cauteren) Cluytens.
Cluytens, Andre was born on March 26, 1905 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of Alphonse and Philomène (Van Cauteren) Cluytens.
Ier Prix in piano, harmonie, countrepoint, Flemish Royal Conservatory Music, Antwerp, 1922.
1 son, Michel. Conductor Theatre Royal Farncais, Antwerp, 1927-1932, Theatre du Capitole, Toulouse, France, 1932-1935, Opera de Lyon, France, 1935-1938, 43-44, Grand Theatre, Bordeaux, France, 1938, Opera de Paris, 1944, Opera-Cominque, Paris, 1947, Societe des Concerts di Conservatoirie, Paris, 1947. Tours in Europe for concerts and operas, since 1947. Guest conductor Berlin, Vienna, Radio France, New York City, Montreal philharmonic orchestras, Scala di Milano, Oepra di Rome, Bayreuth Festival.
Married Germaine Gilson, January 4, 1927.