Meyerbeer, Giacomo

German, 1791–1864. He is remembered as an operatic composer who was influenced greatly by Italian and French operatic tastes. He was highly popular in his own time. The operas best remembered today are Robert le Diable, Les Huguenots, and Le Prophete. Although German by birth, he was chiefly associated with the Paris

Opera. (His name is pronounced approximately JAH-ko-mo MY-er-ber.) Jesus, Once of Humble Birth, 196 (Music)