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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Giacomo-MeyerbeerGiacomo Meyerbeer | German Opera Composer & Librettist

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   Jul 31, 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.

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3. www.washingtonpost.com › entertainment › musicA master of melodrama, now forgotten, but never more relevant

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   1 day ago · August 21, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. Giacamo Meyerbeer, one of the most shamefully neglected composers of the 19th century, is opera’s equivalent to Steven Spielberg. Both artists are known for ...

4. apnews.com › article › le-prophete-meyerbeer-bardMeyerbeer's 'Le Prophète' from 1849 sounds like it's ripped ...

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   Jul 31, 2024 · ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — A demagogue and religious fanatics impose a theocracy. What sounds like a ripped-from-the-headlines 21st century story was portrayed by Giacomo Meyerbeer 175 years ago in “Le Prophète” and brought back in a compelling production by Bard’s SummerScape festival.

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2024/07/29 › artsReview: Grand Opera Makes a Comeback With ‘Le Prophète’

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   Jul 29, 2024 · Review: Grand Opera Makes a Comeback With ‘Le Prophète’. Meyerbeer, one of the 19th century’s most popular composers, is out of fashion today. But his work is receiving a rare revival at ...

7. www.usnews.com › news › entertainmentMeyerbeer's 'Le Prophète' From 1849 Sounds Like It's Ripped ...

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   Jul 31, 2024 · ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — A demagogue and religious fanatics impose a theocracy. What sounds like a ripped-from-the-headlines 21st century story was portrayed by Giacomo Meyerbeer 175...

8. observer.com › 2024 › 08Review: Bard SummerScape 2024 Endeavors to Make Meyerbeer ...

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   Aug 15, 2024 · But for 2024, Botstein turned to a very famous title— Le Prophète by Giacomo Meyerbeer, a composer whose works for decades were among opera’s most performed but whose presence on world stages ...

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   Who is Giacomo Meyerbeer?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 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.

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   Was Meyerbeer a genius or a craftsman?

   • Nowadays, when he’s mentioned at all, he’s the object of backhanded compliments. “The man may not have been a genius, but he was a craftsman,” the critic Harold C. Schonberg wrote in The New York Times when one of Meyerbeer’s grand operas, “Le Prophète,” came to the Metropolitan Opera in 1977.

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   Is Meyerbeer still a composer?

   • “There is no composer in the history of classical music and opera whose posthumous career has been so startlingly destroyed as Meyerbeer,” said conductor Leon Botstein, the Bard College president who conducts the performances as American Symphony Orchestra music director.

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   What did Meyerbeer do at the Paris Opera?

   • The world premiere is remembered for its coups de théâtre, which included ice-skating (indicated with roller skates) and a sunrise (the first use of electricity on the Paris Opera stage). The notion of Meyerbeer’s exploitation of the public’s taste for dazzle persists.

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    Jul 29, 2024 · Giacomo Meyerbeer was the toast of Paris in the 19th century. Nowadays, when he’s mentioned at all, he’s the object of backhanded compliments. “The man may not have been a genius, but he was a craftsman,” the critic Harold C. Schonberg wrote in The New York Times when one of Meyerbeer’s grand operas, “Le Prophète,” came to the ...