Jacques Offenbach

Jacques Offenbach was a German-French composer, cellist and impresario of the romantic period. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr. and Arthur Sullivan.
Name | Jacques Offenbach |
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Country | France |
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Birth place | Köln |
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Death place | Paris |
Music time period | Romantic |
Instruments | violin |