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Delibes

American  
[duh-leeb] / dəˈlib /

noun

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


Delibes British  
/ dəlib /

noun

  1. ( 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

Not all ballet music belongs in the concert hall; there’s a reason the stage scores of Adolphe Adam or Léo Delibes are rarely programmed.

From New York Times Apr. 29, 2022

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

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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