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Camille Saint-Saëns (October 9, 1835 – December 16, 1921)

Camille Saint-Saëns composed beautiful music all his life, from his start as a child prodigy at six until his death at age eighty-six. He is best remembered today for his symphonic poems, including Danse Macabre, his opera Samson et Dalila, and his songs, including Variation on a Theme by Beethoven and The Carnival of the Animals. Once, when asked if he were gay, Saint-Saëns replied, famously, "I am not a homosexual but a pederast.“ At the time his comment would have invoked the classic Greek ideal of the pure love between an older man and a young one. One of his lovers was post office director Henri Le Libon (d. 1876), who left Saint-Saëns enough money to be able to devote himself to music.

Timeline & Places:

• October 9, 1835: born.

• 1848: attended Conservatoire de Paris, 209 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris, Francia

• December 16, 1921: died. Buried at Montparnasse Cemetery, 3 Boulevard Edgar Quinet, 75014 Paris, Francia.

References:

Queer Places, Vol. 3.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
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ISBN-10: 1532906692
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Queer France: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1979631112 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1979631115
CreateSpace eStore: https://www.createspace.com/7790987
Amazon print: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1979631115/?tag=elimyrevandra-20



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