Delibes

American

[duh-leeb] / dəˈlib /

noun

(Clément Philibert) Léo 1836–91, French composer, especially of operas, operettas, and ballets.

Delibes British

/ dəlib /

noun

( Clément Philibert ) Léo (leo). 1836–91, French composer, noted particularly for his ballets Coppélia (1870) and Sylvia (1876), and the opera Lakmé (1883)

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Jalibert and Juan-Cruz Mallia traded penalties before Toulouse found their relentless offloading game to put Delibes in at the corner.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

An experience that brings viewers to the heart of its images, Imagine Van Gogh is accompanied by the music of Saint-Saëns, Mozart, Bach, Delibes and Satie.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2022

At the offices of France’s Ligue de Football Professionel on Rue Léo Delibes, the hope had been that Thursday would deliver a first step towards rapprochement.

From The Guardian • Sep. 4, 2019

New York’s current exemplar of this genre is David LaMarche, of American Ballet Theater, notably in scores by Delibes.

From New York Times • May 30, 2016

At age ten, he won the conservatory’s prestigious gold medal before going on to the Paris Conservatory, where he studied under Joseph Massart and Leo Delibes.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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