Clapisson, Antoine Louis (1808–1866)

French violinist and composer. He was a violinist at the Paris Opéra 1832–38, after which he had great success with songs and comic operas. His collection of early instruments is in the Paris Conservatory.

Works operas La Figurante (1838), Le Code noir (1842), Gibby la Cornemuse, La Promise (1854), La Fanchonnette, Madame Grégoire, etc.