Désiré-Alexandre Batton (born Paris

Paris

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, January 2, 1798 - died Versailles

Versailles

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, October 15, 1855) was a French

France

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 composer. A student of Luigi Cherubini

Luigi Cherubini

Luigi Cherubini was an Italian composer who spent most of his working life in France. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the greatest of his contemporaries....

 at the Conservatoire de Paris

Conservatoire de Paris

The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...

, he composed opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

s and cantata

Cantata

A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....

s; a number of his operas were seen at the Theatre Feydeau

Théâtre Feydeau

The Théâtre Feydeau, , a former Parisian theatre company, was founded in 1789 with the patronage of Monsieur, Comte de Provence , and was therefore initially named the Théâtre de Monsieur...

 and the Opéra-Comique

Opéra-Comique

The Opéra-Comique is a Parisian opera company, which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with, and for a time took the name of its chief rival the Comédie-Italienne at the Hôtel de Bourgogne, and was also called the...

. In 1817 he took first place in the Prix de Rome

Prix de Rome

The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...

 competition for his cantata La Mort d'Adonis. In 1842 he became inspector of music schools in France; in 1849 he began teaching at the Conservatoire.

Works

• La Mort d'Adonis, cantata, 1817
• La Reconnaissance, cantata
• Le Prisonnier d'État, opera
• Le camp du drap d'or, opera
• La fenêtre secrète, opera, 1818
• Velleda, opera, 1820
• Ethelvina, opera, 1827
• La marquise de Brinvilliers
  La marquise de Brinvilliers (opera)
  La marquise de Brinvilliers is an operatic 'drame lyrique' that was written as a collaborative effort on the part of nine composers. It premiered in Paris at the Salle Ventadour of the Opéra-Comique on October 31, 1831.-Composition and performances:...
  
  , opera, 1831
• Le Remplacant, opera, 1837