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Giacomo Meyerbeer surrounded by characters from his most famous operas. From left to right: Nélusko and Sélika ( L'Africaine ); Alice, Robert and Bertram ( Robert le diable ) ; Fidès, Jean de Leyden and the three anabaptistes ( Le prophète ); Valentine, Raoul and Marcel ( Les Huguenots )
Giacomo Meyerbeer. Born: 5 September 1791, Berlin, Germany. Died: 2 May 1864, Paris, France. The most celebrated opera composer of the mid-19th century. A German-born Jew whose mature operas, first performed in Paris, were smash hits worldwide, performed as far afield as Melbourne, Mexico, Calcutta, Manila, and Mauritius, as well as in ...
Jan 6, 2015 · Giacomo Meyerbeer, (born: Jacob Liebmann Beer) was a German opera composer of Jewish birth who has been described as perhaps the most successful stage composer of the nineteenth century. With his 1831 opera Robert le diable and its successors, he gave the genre of grand opera ‘decisive character’.
Aug 25, 2015 · Aug. 25, 2015. 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 ...
Jul 12, 2008 · Giacomo Meyerbeer (Jakob Liebmann Beer) Born: Vogelsdorf, near Berlin (Kingdom of Prussia), 5 Sept. 1791 Died: Paris, 2 May 1864 Meyerbeer changed his name in homage to his grandfather (Liebmann Meyer), the most influential (and wealthy!) member of the family.
Sep 5, 2018 · By David Salazar. 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.
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'.
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