| Nationality: | French |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
June 20, 1819 — Cologne |
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Date & Place of Death: |
Oct. 5, 1880 — Paris |
| Near Family: | Father was a Jewish cantor. |
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Main Place of Residence: |
Paris |
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Vocation (including composition): |
Conductor / Composer |
| Major Work(s): | The operetta Pepito(1853); Orphee aux enfers (1858) and Vie Parisienne(1866). |
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Interesting Facts: |
Offenbach toured America in 1877 - without positive results. |
