Frédéric Boulanger

Frédéric Boulanger (June 1777-?) was a French cellist and professor of singing at the Paris Conservatory. From Dresden,^[1] he was the winner of the first prize in cello at the Conservatory in 1797 and a Professor of cello, attached to the King's Chapel.^[2] He was the father of Ernest Boulanger, a composer of comic operas, husband to mezzo-soprano Marie-Julie Halligner of the Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique and grandfather to Nadia Boulanger and Lili Boulanger. He left his family though when Ernest was a small child.^[2]

References

1. Campbell, Don G. (August 1984). Master teacher, Nadia Boulanger. Pastoral Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-912405-03-2. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
2. Potter, Caroline (2006). Nadia And Lili Boulanger. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-7546-0472-3. Retrieved 24 April 2012.