Giacomo Meyerbeer

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Giacomo Meyerbeer was a 19th-century German opera composer renowned for his grand operas that dominated the Parisian stage and influenced the development of Romantic opera.

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Giacomo Meyerbeer canonical 3
Meyerbeer 1

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instanceOf Romantic-era composer
composer
human
opera composer
birthName Jakob Liebmann Beer
burialPlace Berlin
citizenship Germany
Prussia
countryOfBirth Germany
Prussia
countryOfDeath France
dateOfBirth 1791-09-05
dateOfDeath 1864-05-02
era 19th century
ethnicGroup German Jews
familyName Beer
Meyerbeer
linked to: Giacomo Meyerbeer
father Jacob Herz Beer
genre grand opera
opera
givenName Giacomo
Jakob
linked to: Jakub
hasSignatureWorkFeature historical and religious themes
large-scale choral scenes
spectacular staging and effects
influenced Giuseppe Verdi
Richard Wagner
later Romantic opera composers
languageOfWork French
German
Italian
mother Amalia Beer
movement Romantic music
name Giacomo Meyerbeer
notableFor development of French grand opera
dominance of the Paris Opéra in the 19th century
notableWork Dinorah
Le prophète
Les Huguenots
L’Africaine
Robert le diable
linked to: Robert the Devil
occupation composer
conductor
placeOfBirth Tasdorf
near Berlin
placeOfDeath Paris
positionHeld General Music Director of the Royal Opera in Berlin
religion Judaism
sibling Michael Beer
studiedUnder Abbé Vogler
Antonio Salieri
workedIn Berlin
Italy
Paris

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Giacomo hasNotableBearer Giacomo Meyerbeer
Salle Le Peletier associatedWithComposer Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Meyerbeer name Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Meyerbeer familyName Meyerbeer
linked to: Giacomo Meyerbeer