of magnificence that ruined him, for the piece was a complete failure, despite the presence of Enrico Tamberlik in the title-role. He was in America until 1854, when he returned to London for a short time; ultimately he went back to Paris, where, in 1859, he was arrested for debt and put into prison. He died in an asylum at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, but was still remembered in London twenty years after his death: he was described as "Jullien, the eminent musico" in W. S. Gilbert's libretto for Patience (1881). Notes References Carse, Adam. The Life of Jullien (1951) Louis Jullien : Musique, Spectacle et Folie au XIXe Siècle by Michel Faul (Alantica, 2006 ) External links 1812 births 1860 deaths 19th-century French composers 19th-century conductors (music) Deaths in mental institutions French conductors (music) French male composers French male conductors (music) Light music composers People from Sisteron