Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Meyerbeer , ; ; .|group=n}} (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". With his 1831 opera ''Robert le diable'' and its successors, he gave the genre of grand opera 'decisive character'. Meyerbeer's grand opera style was achieved by his merging of German orchestra style with Italian vocal tradition. These were employed in the context of sensational and melodramatic libretti created by Eugène Scribe and were enhanced by the up-to-date theatre technology of the Paris Opéra. They set a standard that helped to maintain Paris as the opera capital of the nineteenth century.Born to a wealthy Jewish family, Meyerbeer began his musical career as a pianist but soon decided to devote himself to opera, spending several years in Italy studying and composing. His 1824 opera ''Il crociato in Egitto'' was the first to bring him a Europe-wide reputation, but it was ''Robert le diable'' (1831) which raised his status to great celebrity. His public career, lasting from then until his death, during which he remained a dominating figure in the world of opera, was summarized by his contemporary Hector Berlioz, who claimed that he 'has not only the luck to be talented, but the talent to be lucky.' He was at his peak with his operas ''Les Huguenots'' (1836) and ''Le prophète'' (1849); his last opera (''L'Africaine'') was performed posthumously. His operas made him the most frequently performed composer at the world's leading opera houses in the nineteenth century.
At the same time as his successes in Paris, Meyerbeer, as a Prussian Court Kapellmeister (Director of Music) from 1832, and from 1843 as Prussian General Music Director, was also influential in opera in Berlin and throughout Germany. He was an early supporter of Richard Wagner, enabling the first production of the latter's opera ''Rienzi''. He was commissioned to write the patriotic opera ''Ein Feldlager in Schlesien'' to celebrate the reopening of the Berlin Royal Opera House in 1844, and he wrote music for certain Prussian state occasions.
Apart from around 50 songs, Meyerbeer wrote little except for the stage. The critical assaults of Wagner and his supporters, especially after Meyerbeer's death, led to a decline in the popularity of his works; his operas were suppressed by the Nazi regime in Germany, and were neglected by opera houses through most of the twentieth century. In the 21st century, however, the composer's major French grand operas have begun to reappear in the repertory of numerous European opera houses. Provided by Wikipedia
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Die Hugenotten Oper mit Ballet in fünf Aufzügen by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Die Afrikanerin Oper in fünf Akten by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Robert der Teufel große romantische Oper in fünf Aufzügen by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Le pardon de Ploërmel Opéra-comique en 3 actes par Michel Carré et Jules Barbier. Musique de G[iacomo] Meyerbeer by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Arien u. Gesänge aus: Dinorah oder die Wallfahrt nach Ploermel Komische Oper in 3 Akten nach dem Französischen des M. Carré u. J. Barbier v. J. C. Grünbaum. Musik v. G. Meyerbeer... by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Arien und Gesänge aus: Dinorah, oder: Die Wallfahrt nach Ploermel Komische Oper in drei Acten. nach dem Französischen des M. Carré und J. Barbier von J. C. Grünbaum. Musik von Meye... by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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L'Africaine Opéra en 5 actes. Musique de Giacomo Meyerbeer by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Die Hugenotten oder Die St. Bartholomäusnacht Große Oper in fünf Akten. Nach dem Französischen des Scribe von I.F. Castelli. Musik von Giacomo Meyerbeer. Text der Gesänge by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Die Hugenotten Grosse Oper in fünf Aufzügen by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Der Nordstern Oper in 3 Aufzügen by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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L' Africana opera in cinque atti ; a rappresentarsi nel Teatro della Pergola in Firenze l'autunno 1866 by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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L' Africana opera in cinque atti ; da rappresentarsi nel R. Teatro alla Scala l'autunno 1866 by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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L' Africana opera in cinque atti ; da rappresentarsi al Gran Teatro la Fenice di Venezia nella stagione di Carnevale e Quaresima 1867-68 by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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L' Africana opera in cinque atti ; da rappresentarsi al Teatro Regio di Torino, stagione di Carnevale 1868-69 by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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L' Africana opera in cinque atti by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Roberto il Diavolo Opera in 5 atti. [Textverf.: Eugène Scribe u. Germain Delavigne]. [Übers. ins Ital.: Calisto Bassi]. Posta in musica dal maestro [Giacomo] Meyerbeer]. Da rappres... by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Gli Ugonotti versione italiana da rappresentarsi al Teatro Regio nel Carneval-Quaresima 1854-55 by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Gli Ugonotti opera in cinque atti ; da rappresentarsi all'I.R. Teatro alla Canobbiana l'autunno 1855 by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Gli Ugonotti opera in cinque atti ; da rappresentarsi al Teatro Apollo in Venezia la Quaresima 1856 by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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Gli Ugonotti opera in cinque atti ; da rappresentarsi al Gran Teatro la Fenice in Venezia l'estate 1856 by Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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