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Giacomo Meyerbeer, Composer
(1791-1864). After several early attempts to create works for the stage that met with failure, Meyerbeer left his native Berlin in 1816 to study Italian vocal music. He so fully embraced what he learned that his next operas, premiered in Padua, Turin, Venice, and Milan all met with popular success. By 1825 he was active in Paris where he combined his knowledge of Italian elements with French grand opera and a collaboration with librettist Eugène Scribe to create several opera which would l...
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