Jacques Ibert

Jacques François Antoine Ibert (August 15, 1890 – February 5, 1962) was a French composer of classical music.

He studied under Paul Vidal at the Paris Conservatoire and won the Prix de Rome in 1919 for his ca

Jacques François Antoine Ibert (August 15, 1890 – February 5, 1962) was a French composer of classical music.

He studied under Paul Vidal at the Paris Conservatoire and won the Prix de Rome in 1919 for his cantata Le poète et la fée. From 1937 he was director of the French Academy in Rome, and from 1955 to 1957 directed Paris's Opéra-Comique. He died in Paris.