He was a choral music composer, choral group director, and voice teacher. At the age of 19, Boulanger was awarded the Grand Prix de Rome in 1835 with his cantata "Achille". In 1842, he became famous as a composer of comic operas and as a conductor. He made a dozen comic operas between 1842 and 1877. His chief work was the three-act opera of Don Quixote, which premiered at the Théâtre Lyrique in 1869; the most performed of his works was the one-act "Les Sabots de la Marquise", which premiered in 1854 at the Opéra-Comique. He met Raissa Mychetsky (née Mychetskaya; 1858–1935) in Saint Petersburg, Russia. They married in 1877 and moved to Paris where they had two children, the teacher and composer Nadia Boulanger #13917567; and composer Lili Boulanger #13917598.
He was a choral music composer, choral group director, and voice teacher. At the age of 19, Boulanger was awarded the Grand Prix de Rome in 1835 with his cantata "Achille". In 1842, he became famous as a composer of comic operas and as a conductor. He made a dozen comic operas between 1842 and 1877. His chief work was the three-act opera of Don Quixote, which premiered at the Théâtre Lyrique in 1869; the most performed of his works was the one-act "Les Sabots de la Marquise", which premiered in 1854 at the Opéra-Comique. He met Raissa Mychetsky (née Mychetskaya; 1858–1935) in Saint Petersburg, Russia. They married in 1877 and moved to Paris where they had two children, the teacher and composer Nadia Boulanger #13917567; and composer Lili Boulanger #13917598.
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