Sound · Original Music Composer
Born May 27, 1799 · Nice, France
Active 2003–1862 · Awards: Prix de Rome, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour
Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy, usually known as Fromental Halévy, was a French opera composer, widely regarded in his lifetime as one of the central figures of 19th-century French music.