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Ernest Guiraud (French: [giʁo]; 23 June 1837 – 6 May 1892)[1] was an American-born French composer and music teacher. He is best known for writing the traditional orchestral recitatives used for Bizet's opera Carmen and for Offenbach's opera Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann).
- ^ Macdonald 2001; Wright 1992; NY Times 1892. Chisholm (1911) gives his birthdate as 26 June 1837.