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During World War II he was proscribed by the pro-Nazi government in Paris, and for a time he went into exile in Switzerland. Restored to his former eminence in French musical life after the war, his final musical appointment was in charge of the Paris Opera and the Opéra-Comique .
Jun 6, 2015 · World War II interrupted his stay in Italy, and then the Nazi-allied Vichy government ruling France banned his music. He ended up in Switzerland, but returned to France—and his beloved Italy—when peace returned to Europe.
Ibert was a promising student at the Conservatoire, but his studies were interrupted with the outbreak of World War I, during which he served as a naval officer. When the war was over, he returned to complete his studies and won the school's coveted Prix de Rome in 1919.
During World War II he was proscribed by the pro-Nazi government in Paris, and for a time he went into exile in Switzerland. Restored to his former eminence in French musical life after the war, his final musical appointment was in charge of the Paris Opera and the Opéra-Comique.
In 1936 Ibert assumed the position as Director of the French Academy at the Villa Medici in Rome, where the Prix de Rome originates. He left this post to return to France during the World War II years, returning in 1946 to continue serving as its Director until 1960.
May 22, 2015 · Despite Ebert’s protest, the government was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles as the Allies had threatened to invade if they did not sign. Field Marshall Hindenburg advised Ebert that the German Army could fight but would stand no chance of countering an Allied attack in the west.
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May 29, 2018 · Ibert, Jacques (François Antoine), distinguished French composer; b. Paris, Aug. 15, 1890; d. there, Feb. 5, 1962. He studied at the Paris Cons, with Gédalge and Fauré (1911–14). During World War I, he served in the French navy.
