Jacques Offenbach
German-French composer and cellist
Jacques Offenbach 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. Wikipedia
Born: June 20, 1819, Cologne, Germany
Died: October 5, 1880 (age 61 years), Paris, France
Children: Auguste Offenbach and Minna Offenbach-Hettich
Parents: Isaac Juda Offenbach and Marianne Offenbach
Siblings: Julius Offenbach and Isabella Offenbach Maas
Spouse: Hérminie d'Alcain (m. 1844–1880)
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Jacques Offenbach was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario of the romantic period. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the.
Offenbach was the main founder of operetta--light opera with dialogue. He continued a successful career devoted largely to it and operas comiques. In 1855, he ...