Bardou, Etienne 1867-10.sep.1938 France Aude, Carcassonne - Toulouse
clarinetist, conductor, studied harmony with J Hugounenc at Conservatoire de Toulouse, 1888 conductor of Union Orpheonique de Carcassonne winning first prize at La Revanche de Saintis in Toulouse, 23.feb.1893 he performed on clarinet with Eugene Bardou on oboe in a concert by Societe des Beaux-Arts in Carcassonne, 5.sep.1893 appointed conductor of the newly founded l'Harmonie Vocale in Carcassonne, 1903 decorated Officier d'Academie, 1903-1907 conductor at the Kursaal, the Grand Theatre and Theatre Municipal in Algiers, 1910 appointed artistic director of the Grand Casino in Les Sables-d'Olonne, 15.nov.1911 he conducted Meyerbeer's 'Huguenots' at the opening of the season at the Valencia Theatre in San Francisco California, 1911 residing in Lamalou-les-Bains near Beziers, 1912 conductor for the Saison de Paques in Carcassonne, 1919 conductor at the Grand Theatres of Agen and Toulouse, 1928 conductor at Casino Municipal in Nice, 1933 Etienne and Eugene resided with their respective families in Toulouse ; related to oboist Eugene Bardou ; his daughter Yvonne died 18.feb.1933 in Toulouse at the age of 21 ; ? son of Etienne Bardou and Jeanne Bernard with children Francoise (Carcassonne 1865-10.nov.1868 Carcassonne) and Louis (Carcassonne 7.dec.1870-)