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Reinhard Keiser

1674–1739 · 18th century

Reinhard Keiser (1674–1739) was a German composer who worked for most of his career at Hamburg's Oper am Gänsemarkt, which he also directed. He wrote more than sixty operas, among them Croesus and Octavia, and was the leading figure of early German opera. Handel and Telemann were among the composers influenced by his work.

Reinhard Keiser
Image: Keiser, Reinhard; Hoë, Johann Joachim; Königsmarck, Maria Aurora · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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