Ernest Guiraud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernest Guiraud

French composer and music teacher

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1837

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 06-May-1892

Profession: composer, pianist, pedagogue, university teacher, choreographer, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Ernest Guiraud (French: [gi?o]; 23 June 1837 – 6 May 1892) was a French composer and music teacher born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He is best known for writing the traditional orchestral recitatives used for Bizet's opera Carmen and for Offenbach's opera Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann).