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... Wikipedia
Born: September 5, 1791, Berlin, Germany
Died: May 2, 1864 (age 72 years), Paris, France
Librettists: Eugène Scribe, Pietro Metastasio, Casimir Delavigne, and more
Place of burial: Jewish Cemetery, Berlin, Germany
Grandchildren: Leopold Andrian, Raoul Richter, Hans Richter, and more
Children: Cornelie Richter, Cäcilie von Andrian-Werburg, and Blanca von Korff
Compositions
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Giacomo Meyerbeer (September 5, 1791 — May 2, 1864) was a noted German-born opera composer, and the first great exponent of French Grand Opera.
(1791–1864). German opera composer Giacomo Meyerbeer wrote spectacular romantic operas that became popular in Paris. His best-known works include Robert le ...
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