Désiré-Alexandre Batton

Background

Désiré-Alexandre was born on January 2, 1797, in Paris, France.

Education

He was a student of Luigi Cherubini at the Conservatoire de Paris.

Career

His operas La fenêtre secrète (1818), Ethelvina (1827), Le Prisonnier d'État (1828) and Le camp du drap d'or (1828) had poor success. But La marquise de Brinvilliers (1832) written jointly with Auber, Herold and other was better received. In 1842 he was appointed an inspector of the branch schools of the Conservatory and in 1849 a teacher of a vocal class.

Achievements

• In 1816 Désiré-Alexandre Batton took the first place in the Prix de Rome competition for his cantata La Mort d'Adonis.