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Antoine Dauvergne

Born: 3rd October 1713, Moulins, Alliers, France

Died: 11th February 1797, Lyon, France

Nationality: French

Antoine Dauvergne was a French composer and violinist.

Dauvergne was born in Moulins, Allier. He served as master of the Chambre du roi, director of the Concert Spirituel from 1762 to 1771, and director of the Opéra three times between 1769 and 1790. Dauvergne contributed both as a performer and composer to the classical music at the court at Versailles. He is most famous as the composer of Les troqueurs, a work which had a major influence on the development of French opéra comique.

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