Oudrid (y Segura), Cristóbal
Oudrid (y Segura), Cristóbal
Oudrid (y Segura), Cristóbal, Spanish conductor and composer; b. Badajoz, Feb. 7,1825; d. while conducting a rehearsal at the Teatro Real in Madrid, March 12, 1877. He studied music with his father, acquiring his craft by arranging works of Haydn and Mozart for wind instruments. In 1844 he went to Madrid, where he conducted Italian opera (from 1867) and was director of the Teatro Real (from 1870). He showed a decided talent for writing melodious zarzuelas, among them Buenas noches, Señor Don Simon (Madrid, April 16,1852), El postillon de la Rioja (Madrid, June 7, 1856), and El último mono (Madrid, May 30, 1859).
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