Camille Saint-Saëns Biography

Camille Saint-Saëns biography

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NAME: Camille Saint-Saëns
OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Pianist, Journalist, Playwright, Poet
BIRTH DATE: October 09, 1835
DEATH DATE: December 16, 1921
EDUCATION: Paris Conservatory
PLACE OF BIRTH: Paris, France
PLACE OF DEATH: Algeria
Full Name: Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns

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French composer and organist Camille Saint-Saëns wrote the popular opera Samson et Dalila. He was also wrote poems, essays and plays.

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Composer Camille Saint-Saëns was born on October 9, 1835, in Paris, France. He gave his first recital as a child in 1846. He studied organ at the Paris Conservatory and played for the Church of the Madeline in Paris for 20 years. He helped found the National Society of Music in 1871. He is best known for his opera Samson et Dalila and his symphonic poems. He died on December 16, 1921.