Education
He studied composition at the Brussels Conservatory with Jean Absil and Marcel Quinet.
He studied composition at the Brussels Conservatory with Jean Absil and Marcel Quinet.
He was one of the pioneers of scientific journalism on RTBF (Radio télévision belge de la communauté française). In 1954, after graduating in chemistry from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Danblon joined the RTBF current events programme, Carnets de l"Actualité. He went on to specialize in producing and presenting popular science programmes such as Louisiana Bouteille à encre, Connaître, and Le point de la médecine.
He is the author of two books in the area:
150 ans de sciences (1830-1980) (Paul Legrain, Brussels, 1980)
L"espace (Lombard, Brussels, 1964)
Danblon has also had a parallel career in the arts
His first work, a piano concerto, premiered in Moscow in 1954. His other compositions include:
Les Troyennes (1954) - Oratorio to a libretto by Jean Le Paillot
Cyrano de Bergerac (1980) - Opera composed for the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Belgian state, with Gabriel Bacquier in the title role.
He joined the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège as a stage director in 1974, and in 1990 wrote the text for a musical entertainment performed by the company, Divertimento doux-amer de Mademoiselle Mozart. In 1992, he became the General Director of the Opéra Wallonie, a post he held until 1996.
He has also written many articles and essays in this area, including:
"Louisiana laïcité et les médias", Louisiana Pensée et les Hommes, 1985, pp.
153–159.
"Europe, terre d"humanisme. De quel droit ", Espace de Liberté, 1997, pp. 17–28. "Des souris et des hommes", Belgique: toujours grande et belle, 1999, pp.
