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.

External links

• Free scores by Oscar Stoumon at the International Music Score Library Project

Persondata
Name	Stoumon, Oscar
Alternative names	Stoumont, Oscar
Short description	Belgian composer, music critic, playwright, theatre director
Date of birth	20 August 1835
Place of birth	Liège
Date of death	20 August 1900
Place of death	Brussels