Career
In December 1860, he founded the journal L"Art musical. From 1850 to 1858, he worked for Le Pays and Journal de l"Empire. Escudier was the French publisher of Giuseppe Verdi"s works.
All Verdi"s works were apparently included in the Escudier catalogue.
The Escudier brothers helped to establish Verdi"s reputation across Europe as the leading composer of Italian opera. From 1876 to 1878, Léon Escudier directed the Ventadour Room at the Théâtre italien de Paris where he staged Verdi"s operas.