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  1. Jacques Offenbach - Wikipedia

    Jacques Offenbach Offenbach by Nadar (c. 1870s) Jacques Offenbach (/ ˈɒfənbɑːx /; [n 1] 20 June 1819 – 5 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario. …

  2. Jacques Offenbach | French Composer & Operetta Pioneer ...

    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 …

  3. Jacques Offenbach - World History Encyclopedia

    Jan 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...

  4. Offenbach – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

    Offenbach is a factory city and was a center of the leather industry. In truth, Offenbach is simply a friendly little town just outside the city of Frankfurt with a neighbourly atmosphere.

  5. Jacques Offenbach - Opéra national de Paris

    Born on June 20, 1819 in Cologne, son of a synagogue cantor, Jacques (Jacob) Offenbach began composing at the age of nine and showed great talent for the cello.

  6. Startseite | Stadt Offenbach am Main

    Wo der Main seinen schönsten Bogen macht, liegt Offenbach. Eine Stadt voller Spannung und auf dem Sprung.

  7. Offenbach am Main - FrankfurtRheinMain

    Offenbach is located along the most beautiful parts of the River Main. The city boasts imposing industrial relics, historical monuments and a varied art and cultural scene.

  8. Jacques Offenbach - The Kennedy Center

    Offenbach was the main founder of operetta—light opera with dialogue. He continued a successful career largely devoted to it and operas comiques. In 1855, he opened his own …

  9. Jacques Offenbach - Biography | Deutsche Grammophon

    But it turned out that Hoffmann, an extended meditation on the relationship between art and life, and the nature of creativity, was his last word. Offenbach died in October 1880, leaving the …

  10. Jacques Offenbach - New World Encyclopedia

    Offenbach wrote in a fluent, elegant style often dealing with mythological subjects in a satirical tone. His recognition was in his "can-can" music as well as his operettas or light operas with a …