At first earning his living as a violinist, the Spanish composer and conductor Gerónimo Giménez studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Alard, Savart and Thomas, returning to Spain to become director of the Madrid Teatro Apolo and then of the Teatro de la Zarzuela.

Stage Works

Giménez is chiefly remembered as a very prolific composer of zarzuelas (Spanish operettas), drawing inspiration from folk material and showing a high degree of technical competence.