Delibes
LEON (de-leb), a French composer; born in St. Germain du Val, Feb. 21, 1836; entered the Paris Conserin 1848, and in 1855 produced an operetta , "Two Bags of Charcoal." At the Grand Opera, his music for the ballet "The Fountain" (1866) met with great success . The ballet-music for "Coppélia" (1870 ), is his finest work. He wrote music for a third ballet and for three comic operas. "The King Said So" (1873), became very popular. In 1880 servatoire. He died Jan. 16, 1891. beloved of Samson. She persuaded him