Composer · Baroque Era
François-André Danican Philidor
1726 – 1795 · French · 2 operas in the catalogue
François-André Danican Philidor (7 September 1726 – 31 August 1795), often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was a French composer and chess master. He contributed to the early development of the opéra comique. He is widely regarded as the best chess player of his age; his book Analyse du jeu des Échecs was considered a standard chess manual for at least a century. A chess opening, an endgame position, and a checkmate method are all named after him.
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Operas in the Opera Almanac Catalogue
- 1759 Blaise le savetier, 1759 French
- 1767 Ernelinde, princesse de Norvège, 1767 French