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  2. Giacomo Meyerbeer [n 1] (born Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer; 5 September 1791 – 2 May 1864) was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Mozart and Wagner ". [1] With his 1831 opera Robert le diable and its successors, he gave the genre of grand opera 'decisive character'. [2]

  3. Apr 30, 2024 · Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Sept. 5, 1791, Tasdorf, near Berlin—died May 2, 1864, Paris) was a German opera composer who established in Paris a vogue for spectacular romantic opera. Born of a wealthy Jewish family, Meyerbeer studied composition in Berlin and later at Darmstadt, where he formed a friendship with C.M. von Weber.

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  4. BERLIN — When Giacomo Meyerbeer died during rehearsals of his last opera, “L’Africaine,” in 1863, his style of music drama served as a model across Europe. But a combination of anti-Semitism,...

  5. Jun 27, 2018 · Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791–1864) German composer, b. Jakob Liebmann Beer. His early operas, in the Italian tradition, were influenced by Gioacchino Rossini. Meyerbeer greatest acclaim, however, came in Paris where his works laid the foundations of French grand opera.

  6. Sep 5, 2018 · Giacomo Meyerbeer is one of the most influential composers of all time. Such noted composers as Verdi, Wagner, Berlioz, Massenet, Donizetti, Halevy, Dvorak, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Gounod, Thomas, Liszt, and Chopin, among others, came under his spell at one point or another in their respective careers.

  7. May 2, 1864. Country. Germany. Giacomo Meyerbeer was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Mozart and Wagner". With his 1831 opera Robert le diable and its successors, he gave the genre of grand opera 'decisive character'.

  8. Giacomo Meyerbeer (September 5, 1791 — May 2, 1864) was a noted German -born opera composer, and the first great exponent of French Grand Opera. His nineteenth century operas, as well as his oratorios, cantatas, lieder, chansons and romances, focused on the importance of values with a positive effect on interpersonal relationships and self-esteem.

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