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Jacques Offenbach ( / ˈɒfənbɑːx /; [n 1] 20 June 1819 – 5 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly ...
- Orpheus in The Underworld
Poster for Paris revival, 1878. Orpheus in the Underworld...
- The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann (French: Les contes d'Hoffmann) is an...
- List of operettas by Jacques Offenbach
This is a complete list of the 98 operettas of Jacques...
- Orpheus in The Underworld
This is a list of musical compositions by Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880). Offenbach is principally known for his operettas , of which he composed 98 between 1847 and 1880. He also wrote two opéras , Die Rheinnixen and his unfinished masterpiece Les contes d'Hoffmann .
Mar 29, 2024 · “The Tales of Hoffmann” Jacques Offenbach (born June 20, 1819, Cologne, Prussia [Germany]—died October 5, 1880, Paris, France) was a composer who created a type of light burlesque French comic opera known as the opérette, which became one of the most characteristic artistic products of the period.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jacques Offenbach, Fotografie von Félix Nadar. Jakob „Jacques“ Offenbach (* 20. Juni 1819 in Köln; † 5. Oktober 1880 in Paris) war ein deutsch-französischer Komponist und Cellist. Er gilt als Begründer der modernen Operette als eigenständiges und anerkanntes Genre des Musiktheaters.
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Biography. Jacques Offenbach was a composer-entrepreneur in search of the perfect formula for the musical stage. When he found it, in La belle Hélène and La Périchole, it brought him fame and fortune.
