Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots



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German composer Giacomo Meyerbeer helped establish the French grand-opera tradition with works such as Les Huguenots (1836). Grand operas were distinguished by their length (usually five acts), their melodramatic plots, and their lavish productions, usually with ballet intervals.

"'Ihr Wangenpaar wie zwei bluhende Rosen' from Les Huguenots" composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer, performed by Richard Leech with Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin conducted by Stefan Soltesz, from Die Hugenoten (Cat.# Naxos -Art Haus Musik DVD 100157) ©and(p)HNH International Ltd. www.naxos.com. All Rights Reserved.

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Grand Opera; Romanticism (music); Meyerbeer, Giacomo

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