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Jacques Offenbach (International) assertion Jacques Offenbach i(A74357 works by)
Born: Established: 20 Jun 1819 Cologne,
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Germany,
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 5 Oct 1880 Paris,
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France,
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Male
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1 The Story of a Waltz Jacques Offenbach , 1879 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , June vol. 14 no. 169 1879; (p. 495-496) For years Offenbach seeks the music of 'Zimmer's Waltz', the first 8 bars of which his mother hummed to him as a child. At last by accident he meets the composer who dies soon after but leaves him the manuscript, a ring and the history of his sad life. Touching tale set in Europe. (PB)
1 Geneviève de Brabant (International) assertion Jacques Offenbach , 1859 single work musical theatre

Geneviève de Brabant is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, first performed in Paris in 1859. The plot is based on the medieval legend of Genevieve of Brabant.

The original two-act libretto was written by Louis-Adolphe Jamie and Etienne Trefeu in 1859. It was revised in 1867 as a three-act opera bouffe by Hector-Jonathan Cremieux.
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