Paris was born in
Lyon and studied
musical composition with
Jean-François Lesueur at the
Conservatoire de Paris. In 1826, he won the
Premier Grand Prix de Rome with the
cantata Herminie. During his stay in Rome he performed the
opéra bouffe ''L'Allogio militaire'' at the
Teatro San Benedetto in Venice in 1829. After his return to Paris in 1830, his
Missa da Requiem was performed at the church
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires. In 1831, the annual meeting of the "Académie royale des Beaux-Art" was opened with a performance of the overture to his lyrical tragedy
Elmyra. Paris composed the
opéra comique La Veillée for the
Paris Opera (Salle Ventadour). Paris worked as a conductor at the
Théâtre du Panthéon and taught in Paris and Lyon. ==External links==