Oscar Stoumon

Oscar Stoumon (also spelled Stoumont) (20 August 1835 – 20 August 1900) was a Belgian composer, music critic, playwright and theatre director.

Stoumon was born in Liège. He composed music for ballets, taught at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles and co-headed the Théâtre de la Monnaie with Calabresi (1875–85 and 1889–1900). He died in Brussels.[1]

Works

  • Phœbé, one-act opéra-comique (Brussels, Théâtre royal de la Monnaie, 19 January 1860)
  • Endymion, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 21 April 1861)
  • La Ferme, one-act opéra-comique (Liège, 10 April 1862)
  • L'Orco, two-act and three-scene opéra fantastique (Brussels, Monnaie, 8 January 1864)
  • La Reine des prairies, two-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 24 November 1865)
  • La Fée amoureuse, two-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 5 December 1867)
  • Les Fumeurs d'opium, one-act operetta (Brussels, Théâtre royal des Galeries, 9 January 1869)
  • Les Belles de nuit, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 16 March 1870)
  • La Sonate pathétique, one-act comedy (Brussels, Monnaie, 7 November 1870)
  • Un fil à la patte, one-act comedy (Brussels, Galeries, 11 April 1871)
  • Les Hannetons, one-act opéra-bouffe (Brussels, Galeries, 22 April 1871)
  • Une grève, three-act comedy (Brussels, Galeries, 30 September 1871)
  • Une nuit d'hiver, one-act comedy (Brussels, Galeries, 23 March 1872)
  • L'Échéance, three-act comedy (Brussels, Galeries, 25 January 1873)
  • Les Enfarinés, one-act comedy (Brussels, Galeries, 17 January 1874)
  • La Moisson, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 29 January 1875)
  • La Nuit de Noël, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 14 October 1880)
  • Les Sorrentines, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 11 October 1882)
  • La Tzigane, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 27 March 1885)
  • Farfalla, one-act ballet (Brussels, Monnaie, 14 November 1893)


Preceded by
Campocasso		 director of
Théâtre royal de la Monnaie
1875-1885		 Succeeded by
Henry Verdhurdt
Preceded by
Joseph Dupont & Alexandre Lapissida		 director of
Théâtre royal de la Monnaie
1889-1900		 Succeeded by
Maurice Kufferath

References

  1. ↑ Lustner, Karl. Totenliste des Jahres 1900 die Musik betreffend. Monatshefte fur Musikgeschichte, 1901, p. 110.


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