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André Ernest Modeste Gretry

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André Ernest Modeste Gretry

Birth
Liège, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Death
24 Sep 1813 (aged 72)
Montmorency, Departement du Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Plot
Division 11
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Composer, born in Liege. Wrote many operas, also some ballet and orchestral music. The bottom photograph shows his statue in front of the Opera House, Liege (Belgium) - his heart is interred behind the grille beneath the statue.
Composer, born in Liege. Wrote many operas, also some ballet and orchestral music. The bottom photograph shows his statue in front of the Opera House, Liege (Belgium) - his heart is interred behind the grille beneath the statue.

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André Ernest Modeste / Grétry, / né à Liège le 11 Février 1741 / Décédé à l’Hermitage d’Emile / le 24 Septembre 1813, / repose / sous ce monument, érigé à sa mémoire / par ses neveux et ses nièces

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Dec 18, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7753/andr%C3%A9_ernest_modeste-gretry: accessed ), memorial page for André Ernest Modeste Gretry (8 Feb 1741–24 Sep 1813), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7753, citing Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.