Jeanne-Hippolyte Devismes facts for kids

Jeanne-Hippolyte Devismes was a French composer. She was born on January 4, 1770, in Lyon, France. Her maiden name was Jeanne-Hippolyte Moyroud. She passed away on January 12, 1836, in Caudebec-en-Caux.

Jeanne-Hippolyte learned to play the piano from a famous teacher named Daniel Steibelt. Later, she married Anne-Pierre-Jacques Devismes du Valgay. He was in charge of the famous Paris Opéra, which was also known as the Académie Royale de Musique.

Musical Works by Jeanne-Hippolyte Devismes

Jeanne-Hippolyte is known for two main musical pieces. One was a song called "La Dame Jacinthe." The other was an opera titled Praxitėle. An opera is a play where most of the words are sung.

The Opera Praxitėle

Her opera Praxitėle was first performed at the Paris Opéra on July 24, 1800. This performance was a big event. The opera was quite successful! It was performed 16 times in total. Sadly, not all of the original music (called the score) for this opera still exists today.