Biography
Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold, better known as Ferdinand Hérold, (January 28, 1791 – January 19, 1833) was a French operatic composer of Alsatian descent who also wrote many pieces for the piano, orchestra, and the ballet. He is best known today for the ballet La fille mal gardée and the overture to the opera Zampa.
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