Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Meyerbeer · Arts & Literature
German-born composer (born Jakob Liebmann Beer), leading figure of 19th-century French grand opera (Robert le diable, Les Huguenots).
1791, Tasdorf, near Berlin, Prussia — 1864, Paris, France
Germany · France · Italy
Giacomo Meyerbeer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — German-born composer (born Jakob Liebmann Beer), leading figure of 19th-century French grand opera (Robert le diable, Les Huguenots).
Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jakob Liebmann Beer) was a German composer who became the dominant figure of 19th-century French grand opera, with hugely successful works such as 'Robert le diable' (1831) and 'Les Huguenots' whose spectacle and orchestration shaped European opera for decades. Born into a wealthy Jewish family in Prussia, he remained Jewish throughout his life and was a subject of Richard Wagner's antisemitic attacks.
Verify and go deeper with these external references.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Meyerbeer
German-born composer (born Jakob Liebmann Beer), leading figure of 19th-century French grand opera (Robert le diable, Les Huguenots).
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Meyerbeer
