Jacques Offenbach - Wikipedia
WEBJacques Offenbach ( / ˈɒfənbɑːx /) [n 1] 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. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly ...
Offenbach am Main - Wikipedia
WEBOffenbach am Main (German pronunciation: [ˈɔfn̩bax ʔam ˈmaɪn] ⓘ) is a city in Hesse, Germany, on the left bank of the river Main. It borders Frankfurt and is part of the Frankfurt urban area and the larger Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. It has a population of 138,335 (December 2018).
Offenbach (band) - Wikipedia
WEBOffenbach is a Canadian progressive rock and blues rock band, initially active from 1969 to 1985. Following a successful reunion tour in 1996, the band released a new album in 2005.
Jacques Offenbach | French Composer & Operetta Pioneer
WEBMar 29, 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 - World History Encyclopedia
WEBJan 15, 2024 · Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) was a composer of German birth who took French citizenship and became famous in Paris for his comic operettas, a genre he created, and for the more serious opera, The Tales...
Offenbach: Famous Orchestral Highlights (Reynald Giovaninetti - YouTube
WEBJACQUES 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...
Jacques Offenbach - classical.com
WEBJacques Offenbach (20 June 1819, in Cologne – 5 October 1880, in Paris) was a German-born French composer and cellist of the Romantic era and one of the originators of the operetta form.
Jacques Offenbach | Opera Composer | English National Opera
WEBJacques Offenbach (born Cologne 20 June 1819; died Paris 5 October 1880) Offenbach is a French composer of German origins (he became a naturalised French citizen in 1860) who wrote some of the most attractive and melodious music for the stage during the middle years of the nineteenth century.
Jacques Offenbach Biography, Facts, Videos, and Works
WEBJacques 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...
Offenbach - Barcarolle , from 'The Tales of Hoffmann' - YouTube
WEBSep 9, 2008 · The Barcarolle The most famous aria from the opera is the "Barcarolle" (Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour), which is performed in Act 2. Curiously, the aria was not written by Offenbach with Les Contes...
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