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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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’.
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.
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