Tomás Bretón

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  • Born: 29th December 1850
  • Died: 2nd December 1923
  • Birthplace: Salamanca, Spain

Tomás Bretón y Hernández was a Spanish conductor and composer. Bretón gained renown as a result of the success of his zarzuela La verbena de la Paloma, although other were well-received works, included his operas Los amantes de Teruel, based on the eponymous legend, and La Dolores. After his death, his extensive output was a generally forgotten. His career spanned the majority of the musical areas of the period of the Restoration (1875–1923): Conservatorium Director, reputed orchestral conductor, composer of óperas, zarzuelas, symphonic and chamber music.