Jean-Baptiste Lully
Born: 28th November 1632, Florence, Italy
Died: 22nd March 1687, Paris, France
Nationality: French, Italian
Jean-Baptiste Lully born Giovanni Battista Lulli was an Italian-French composer, dancer and instrumentalist, who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV and became a French subject in 1661. He was a close friend of the playwright Molière, with whom he collaborated on numerous comédie-ballets, including L'Amour médecin, George Dandin ou le Mari confondu, Monsieur de Pourceaugnac, Psyché and his best known work, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme.
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