German soprano brings new life to work of Jewish Composer – The work of Giacomo Meyerbeer, who was attacked by Richard Wagner and sidelined by Nazis, is getting a fresh look | Times of Israel

NEW YORK (AFP) — In the first half of the 19th century, Giacomo Meyerbeer was perhaps the world’s most successful opera composer, pioneering on-stage theatrics as he worked comfortably across European cultures.