Born in Cologne, June 20, 1819
Died in Paris, Oct 5, 1880
- Though he was born in Germany, Offenbach’s father took him and his brother Jules to Paris as a child to study music, and Offenbach spent his career based in France.
- The widespread success of Offenbach’s operettas helped establish operetta as an internationally popular genre.
- In addition to composing operetta, Offenbach was also a cellist and a conductor of operetta.1
Sources
- Andrew Lamb, “Offenbach, Jacques,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed December 10, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000020271.