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Jacques Offenbach (/ ˈ ɒ f ən b ɑː x /; 20 June 1819 – 5 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann .
Jun 16, 2024 · Jacques Offenbach (born June 20, 1819, Cologne, Prussia [Germany]—died October 5, 1880, Paris, France) was a composer who created a type of light burlesque French comic opera known as the opérette, which became one of the most characteristic artistic products of the period.
JACQUES OFFENBACH (1819-1880) Famous Orchestral Highlights from Operas 01. Orpheus in the Underworld - Overture I ( 0:10 ) 02. Orpheus in the Underworld - Galop (Act IV) ( 8:50 ) 03. Orpheus in...
Feb 22, 2013 · LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN ( The Tales of Hoffmann) - Jacques Offenbach Opéra fantastique in a prologue, three acts and an epilogue Presented by Christophe Ghristi. Offenbach's...
Born on June 20, 1819 in Cologne, son of a synagogue cantor, Jacques (Jacob) Offenbach began composing at the age of nine and showed great talent for the cello. His father sent him to study in Paris, the only city at the time where a Jewish musician could hope to make a career.
May 9, 2019 · BERLIN — The composer Jacques Offenbach captured the streets of mid-19th-century Paris like no other. But while he produced about 130 scores for the stage, his profile is often reduced to a...
Jacques Offenbach is a name that resonates in the annals of classical music, specifically in the realm of operetta. A composer, cellist, and impresario of the Romantic period, his influence extends beyond his own creations to the works of other eminent composers like Johann Strauss, Jr. and Arthur Sullivan.
