Research topic: Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber

Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber , 1786-1826, German composer and pianist; pupil of Michael Haydn and Abbé Vogler. He made his debut as a pianist at 13 and began to compose at about the same time. Weber enjoyed favor at court and became musical director and conductor of opera at Breslau (1804-6), Prague (1813-16), and Dresden (1816-26). He is considered the founder of German romantic opera, combining in his works strong nationalistic emotion with supernatural elements from German folklore. Of his 10 operas, Der Freischütz [the marksman] (1821) and Oberon (1826) were in... Read more