Peter Cornelius |
Composers

Peter Cornelius |

Peter Cornelius

Date of birth
24.12.1824
Date of death
26.10.1874
Profession
composer
Country
Germany

Peter Cornelius |

Representative of the Weimar School. Author of one of the outstanding German comic operas: The Barber of Baghdad (1858). Among other works, his “Christmas Songs” (1856) gained popularity. He translated into German opera librettos (The Maid Maid by Pergolesi and others).

E. Tsodokov

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