Robert Planquette, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Planquette

French composer of songs and operettas

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1848

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 28-Jan-1903

Profession: composer, singer, pianist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jean Robert Planquette (31 July 1848 – 28 January 1903) was a French composer of songs and operettas. Several of Planquette's operettas were extraordinarily successful in Britain, especially Les cloches de Corneville (1878), the length of whose initial London run broke all records for any piece of musical theatre up to that time.
Rip Van Winkle (1882) also earned international fame.