Giacomo meyerbeer biography
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Meyerbeer (born near Berlin, 5 September 1791; died Paris, 2 May 1864) was a famous German-born operacomposer.
He was the most important composer of FrenchGrand opera during the 1830s and 1840s. Although he was tremendously popular in his day, his music is not often played now.
Giacomo meyerbeer biography
Life
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[change | change source]Meyerbeer was born into a rich Jewish family in Tasdorf (now a part of Rüdersdorf), near Berlin. His father owned large sugarrefineries in Berlin and in Italy.
His mother also came from a rich family. Her father had been important in Germany’s struggle to be free of the French in 1812 when Napoleon was trying to conquer much of Europe.
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Giacomo’s mother did a lot of good work trying to help people who were wounded during the Napoleonic wars.
Many famous people came to the house where Giacomo’s family lived. Some of the visitors were from the royal Prussian court, including the future King Friedrich Wil