I’m Listening to Everything Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
March 3, 2019(1835-1921)
Well, lets start with his name…Camille. (It can be tricky to phonetically spell things out, especially in other languages, so bear with me here…) It’s pronounced “Ca” (as in “cat”), “mee,” “yuh” but the “yuh” is sort of an afterthought: Ca-mee-yuh. In addition, in France, the name Camille could be used for either male or female.
We were fortunate enough to be able to spend some time in Paris recently, so while we were there I was able to snap some selfies with some of the places he lived during his life. This first picture is the building in which he was born, 3 Rue du Jardinet. I was somewhat surprised that there wasn’t a plaque noting that fact.
Next pic is his 1st apartment (4th floor) once he began his career as a musician. Somehow I doubt this is the same building as when he lived at this address…
And the next TWO photos shows where he lived from 1877 to 1889, 14 Rue Monsieur le Prince–note the plaque.
