Jacques Offenbach
1819–1880 · 19th century · 2 melodies
Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880) was a composer and cellist born in Cologne who worked in Paris, the great master of operetta. Melodies you can play here: Can-Can, Barcarolle (Offenbach).
The galop from Orpheus in the Underworld (1858) is the music everyone knows as the can-can. His last work, The Tales of Hoffmann (1881), includes the Barcarolle, one of the most famous duets in opera.