eters ▁Category : Not ting ham shire ▁cr ick eters <0x0A> </s> ▁Paul ▁Eth u in ▁( B ru ay - sur - l ' Es ca ut , ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁– ▁Re ims , ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁conduct or ▁who ▁was ▁particularly ▁associated ▁with ▁building ▁up ▁the ▁opera ▁company ▁in ▁Rou en ▁and ▁who ▁conducted ▁an ▁important ▁Ring ▁Cy cle ▁in ▁France ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Eth u in ▁studied ▁the ▁fl ute ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Conserv atoire ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁employed ▁at ▁the ▁Re ims ▁Conserv atoire ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁In ▁that ▁city ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁conduct ing ▁career ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁Toul ouse ▁Capit ole ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁After ▁brief ▁periods ▁in ▁D ij on ▁and ▁Av ignon , ▁he ▁was ▁Music ▁Director ▁at ▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁des ▁Arts ▁in ▁Rou en ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Under ▁his ▁leadership , ▁he ▁improved ▁the ▁or chestra , ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁many ▁young ▁French ▁sing ers . ▁ ▁Although ▁considered ▁a ▁strict ▁and ▁rig orous ▁conduct or , ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁young ▁sing ers ▁was ▁well - ack now led ged . ▁At ▁Rou en ▁his ▁re per toire ▁extended ▁across ▁the ▁French ▁works ▁through ▁Italian ▁favour ites ▁and ▁Wagner , ▁and