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Giacomo Meyerbeer (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".
Mar 26, 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.
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 ...
Jun 27, 2018 · MEYERBEER, GIACOMO ( Jacob Liebmann-Beer ; 1791–1864), German composer, remembered mainly for his spectacular operas. Meyerbeer was born in Berlin, where his father Jacob Herz Beer was a prominent banker; his brothers were Wilhelm *Beer and Michael *Beer.
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'.
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 ...
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