Giacomo Meyerbeer
German opera composer
Giacomo Meyerbeer was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Mozart and Wagner". With his 1831 opera Robert le diable and its successors, he gave the genre of grand opera... Wikipedia
Born: September 5, 1791, Berlin, Germany
Died: May 2, 1864 (age 72 years), Paris, France
Librettists: Eugène Scribe, Pietro Metastasio, Casimir Delavigne, and more
Place of burial: Jewish Cemetery, Berlin, Germany
Spouse: Minna Mosson (m. 1826–1864)
Grandchildren: Leopold Andrian, Raoul Richter, Hans Richter, and more
Compositions
Les Huguenots
Le prophète
Robert le diable
L'Africaine
Le pardon de Ploërmel
Il crociato in Egitto
Ein Feldlager in Schlesien
Emma di Resburgo
Robert le Diable: Acte IV. Aria “Robert, toi que j’aime” (Isabelle)
Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen
Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
Der Fischer und das Milchmädchen: Tableau 2. Air de Chasse
Le Prophète: Acte V No. 27 Scène, cavatine et air "Ô prêtres de Baal" (Fidès)
Les Huguenots: Acte III, Scène IV
Le pardon de Ploërmel: "Comme cette nuit est lente à se dissiper !... Ombre légère"
Robert le Diable: Act III. "Nonnes, qui reposez"
Les Huguenots: Acte V, Tableau II, Scène IV
Les Huguenots : Acte II. «Ah ! … Si j'étais coquette »
Il Crociato in Egitto: Appendix
Der Fischer und das Milchmädchen: Tableau 9b. Andantino pastorale
Der Fischer und das Milchmädchen: Tableau 17. Vivace
Der Fischer und das Milchmädchen: Tableau 14. Pas de deux –
L’Étoile du nord : Prière
Les Huguenots: Acte V, Tableau II, Scène III
Le Prophète: Acte V Récitatif "Eh bien! si le remords" (Fidès, Jean)
Sceglier fra mille un core
L’Étoile du nord : Barcarolle
Le Prophète: Acte IV (B) Chœur d'enfants, et chœur général "Le voila, le Roi Prophète" (Fidès, Jean, Enfant 1, Enfant 2, Chœur)
Le Prophète: Acte IV No. 23 Scène et duo "Un pauvre pèlerin!" (Berthe, Fidès)
Der Fischer und das Milchmädchen: Tableau 16. Andante agitato
Le Prophéte: Acte I No. 5 Récitatif et final "Eh quoi! tant de candeur" (Berthe, Fidès, Oberthal, Jonas, Mathisen, Zacharie, Chœur)
Le Prophéte: Acte I No. 3 Le prêche anabaptiste "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam" (Jonas, Mathisen, Zacharie, Chœur) / "Ainsi ces beaux châteaux?" (Jonas, Mathisen, Zacharie, Paysan 1, Paysan 2, Chœur)
L'Africaine: Acte IV
Fantasy for Clarinet and String Quartet
Le Prophète: Acte III No. 13 Couplets de Zacharie "Aussi nombreux que les étoiles" (Mathisen, Zacharie, Chœur)
Les Huguenots: Acte III, Scène V
Bei labbri che amore
Le Prophète: Acte IV. Marche du couronnement
Dinorah: Acte II. "Ombre légère (Shadow Song)" (Dinorah)
Der Fischer und das Milchmädchen: Tableau 12. Andantino
Der Fischer und das Milchmädchen: Tableau 9a. Pas de deux
Frühling im Versteck
Le Prophète: Acte II No. 9 Scène et morceau d'ensemble "Ils partent, grâce au ciel" (Berthe, Jean, Oberthal)
Le Prophète: Acte III No. 15 (B) 2e air de ballet. Pas de la Rédowa.
Suleika
Der Fischer und das Milchmädchen: Tableau 13. Molto moderato
40 Mélodies: 17. Cantique du Trappiste
Le Prophète: Acte IV Finale (A) Prière e imprécation "Domine, salvum fac regem nostrum" (Fidès, Jonas, Mathisen, Anabaptiste 3, Zacharie, Chœur)
Se non ti moro allato
L'africaine: "Là-bas, sous l'arbre noir... Fleurs nouvelles"
La Marguerite du poète
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