Philippe-Alexis Béancourt

Philippe-Alexis Béancourt was a 19th-century French composer and conductor.

Biography

Born in Versailles (city), Béancourt was a composer of stage music. He was also the conductor of the Théâtre des Nouveautés, the Théâtre Comte, and then the Théâtre de la Gaîté.
He died in Paris.

Works

Faust, lyrics by Emmanuel Théaulon and Jean-Baptiste Gondelier, morceaux détachés singing and piano, 1827Rendez-vous, lyrics by Mathurin-Joseph Brisset, 1827Jean, lyrics by Théaulon and Alphonse Signol, air, chant et piano, 1828La Tache de sang, three-act drama, with Julien de Mallian, 1835Les Sept châteaux du diable, féerie, quadrille for the piano, Théâtre Impérial du Châtelet, with Philippe Musard, lyrics by Adolphe d'Ennery and Clairville, 1844Air de la fiancée, lyrics by Achille d'Artois, undatedAir de Mr Jovial, lyrics by Adolphe Choquart and Théaulon, undated