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'''Claude Paris''' (19 September 1808 – 25 July 1866) was a 19th-century French composer.

==Career==
Paris was born in [[Lyon]] and studied [[musical composition]] with [[Jean-François Lesueur]] at the [[Conservatoire de Paris]]. In 1826, he won the [[Prix de Rome|Premier Grand Prix de Rome]] with the [[cantata]] ''Herminie''. During his stay in Rome he performed the [[opéra bouffe]] ''L'Allogio militaire'' at the [[Teatro San Benedetto]] in Venice in 1829.

After his return to Paris in 1830, his ''Missa da Requiem'' was performed at the church [[Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Paris|Notre-Dame-des-Victoires]]. In 1831, the annual meeting of the "Académie royale des Beaux-Art" was opened with a performance of the overture to his lyrical tragedy ''Elmyra''. Paris composed the [[opéra comique]] ''La Veillée'' for the [[Paris Opera]] (Salle Ventadour).

Paris worked as a conductor at the [[Théâtre du Panthéon]] and taught in Paris and Lyon.

==External links==
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.musimem.com/prix-de-rome.html Biography] (Musica et memoria)
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