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Jacques Offenbach

Jacques Offenbach (; 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 Franz von Suppé, Johann Strauss II and Arthur Sullivan. His best-known works were co…

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Type
Person
Area
France
Born
June 20th, 1819
Died
October 5th, 1880
Genres
Labels
Naxos
Columbia
Harmonia Mundi
EMI Classics
London Records
Last updated: February 25th, 2024·MusicBrainz

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