Louis Spohr (1784-1859) was born Ludwig Spohr and was a German composer, violinist and conductor.
Fidelio was Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera. He worked and re-worked the opera and its overture many times. It is considered a masterpiece of German Romantic Opera.
Englebert Humberdinck was a German opera composer. He is famous for the opera Hansel and Gretel, which became his most popular opera. The music was written for children in his family who were playing with puppets. This humble beginning led to the development of one of the most popular children's stories.
George Frederic Handel. Bear in mind that most operas at the time were sung in Italian, regardless of the composer's home country.
Italian2nd answerThe most common are Italian, French, German, Russian and English, but there are operas in many other languages too. Opera is an art-form, and it can be written in any language the composer wants.
Italian opera mainly focused on the voice not the music.The style was known as bel canto.There are less instruments used in italian opera compared to german opera.German opera often employed "singspiel" which is spoken not sung words.The melody in italian opera was more melosmatic and more syllabic in german opera.
Mozart, Die Zauberflote is one German composer and work.
There is a misunderstanding that John Gay wrote an opera called The Beggar's Opera. This is not the case. Gay was born in Barnstaple, Devon , England and was a poet, not a composer. The words to The Beggar's Opera were written by Gay but the music was by Pepusch ( a German composer )
Fidelio was Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera. He worked and re-worked the opera and its overture many times. It is considered a masterpiece of German Romantic Opera.
That sounds like Handel.
Richard Wagner
(Richard) Wagner
Englebert Humberdinck was a German opera composer. He is famous for the opera Hansel and Gretel, which became his most popular opera. The music was written for children in his family who were playing with puppets. This humble beginning led to the development of one of the most popular children's stories.
The opera Tolomeo was composed by Georg Friedrich H„_ï_ndel. Georg Friedrich H„_ï_ndel was a famous German-born British composer, who is well-known for his operas, oratorios and anthems.
Bertolt Brecht Bertolt Brecht, a German dramatist
Statue is to sculptor as opera is to composer
George Frederic Handel. Bear in mind that most operas at the time were sung in Italian, regardless of the composer's home country.
Italian2nd answerThe most common are Italian, French, German, Russian and English, but there are operas in many other languages too. Opera is an art-form, and it can be written in any language the composer wants.