Sir Julius Benedict (November 27, 1804 - June 5, 1885), musical composer, was born in Stuttgart. November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Stuttgart is a city located in southern Germany, it is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg, and has a population of approximately 600,000 as of June 2004. ...

He was the son of a Jewish banker, and learnt composition from Hummel at Weimar and Weber at Dresden; with the latter he enjoyed for three years an intimacy like that of a son, and it was Weber who introduced him in Vienna to Beethoven on October 5, 1823. In the same year he was appointed Kapellmeister of the Kärnthnerthor theatre at Vienna, and two years later (in 1825) he became Kapellmeister of the San Carlo theatre at Naples. The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Johann Nepomuk Hummel Johann Nepomuk Hummel or Jan Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 1778 – 17 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist of Slovak origin. ... For the locality in Texas called Weimar see Weimar, Texas, there is also Weimar bei Kassel and Weimar in Marburg-Biedenkopf. ... Carl Maria Friedrich Ernest von Weber ( November 18, 1786 – June 5, 1826) was a German composer, born at Eutin, near Lübeck. ... Brühls Terrace and the Frauenkirche Dresden [ˈdreːsdn̩] (Sorbian/Lusatian Drježdźany), the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer of Classical music, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A Kapellmeister is nowadays the director or conductor of an orchestra or choir. ... Location within Italy Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region. ...

Here his first opera, Giacinta ed Ernesto, was brought out in 1829, and another, written for his native city, I Portoghesi in Goa, was given there in 1830; neither of these was a great success, and in 1834 he went to Paris, leaving it in 1835 at the suggestion of Malibran for London, where he spent the remainder of his life. In 1836 he was given the conductorship of an operatic enterprise at the Lyceum Theatre, and brought out a short opera, Un anno ed un giorno, previously given in Naples. Goa (गोवा) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the second smallest in terms of population after Sikkim. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The soprano Maria Malibran (1808-1836) was one of the most famous opera singers of the 19th century. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The Lyceum Theatre is a theatre on Wellington Street near Covent Garden in the West End of London. ...

In 1838 he became conductor of the English opera at Drury Lane during the period of Balfe's great popularity; his own operas produced there were The Gipsy's Warning (1838), The Bride of Venice (1843), and The Crusaders (1846). In 1848 he conducted Mendelssohn's Elijah at Exeter Hall, for the first appearance of Jenny Lind in oratorio, and in 1850 he went to America as the accompanist on that singer's tour. 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about a street in London called Drury Lane. ... Michael William Balfe (May 15, 1808 - October 20, 1870), was an Irish composer, best known today for his opera The Bohemian Girl. ... Felix Mendelssohn wrote his first symphony at the young age of fifteen. ... Jenny Lind Johanna Maria Lind (October 6, 1820 - November 2, 1887), better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish-born singer. ... An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

On his return in 1852 he became musical conductor under Mapleson's management at Her Majesty's theatre (and afterwards at Drury Lane), and in the same year conductor of the Harmonic Union. Benedict wrote recitatives for the production of an Italian version of Webers Oberon in 1360. In the same year was produced his beautiful cantata Undine at the Norwich festival, in which Clara Novello appeared in public for the last time. Cantata (Italian for a song or story set to music), a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement. ... Clara Novello (1818 - 1908), singer, was the daughter of Vincent Novello. ...

His best-known opera, The Lily of Killarney, written on the subject of Dion Boucicault's play Colleen Bauw to a libretto by Oxenford, was produced at Covent Garden in 1862. His operetta, The Bride of Song, was brought out there in 1864. St Cecilia, an oratorio, was performed at the Norwich festival in 1886; St Peter at the Birmingham festival of 1870; Graziella, a cantata, was given at the Birmingham festival of 1882, and in August 1883 was produced in operatic form at the Crystal Palace. Here also a symphony by him was given in 1873. Dion Boucicault (December 26, 1822? - September 18, 1890), Irish actor and playwright, was born in Dublin. ... A libretto is the body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, oratorio, or musical. ... John Oxenford (August 12, 1812 - February 21, 1877), English dramatist, was born at Camberwell. ... 1862 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Operetta (literally, little opera) is a performance art-form similar to opera, though it generally deals with less serious topics. ... Cantata (Italian for a song or story set to music), a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement. ... A huge iron and glass building, The Crystal Palace was one of the wonders of, if not the world, Britain. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Benedict conducted every Norwich festival from 1845 to 1878 inclusive, and the Liverpool Philharmonic Society's concerts from 1876 to 1880. He was the regular accompanist at the Monday Popular Concerts in London from their start, and with few exceptions acted as conductor of these concerts.

He contributed an interesting life of Weber to the series of biographies of Great Musicians. In 1871 he was knighted, and in 1874 was made knight commander of the orders of Franz Joseph (Austria) and Frederick (Württemberg). He died in London on the 5th of June 1885. Franz Joseph I Franz Joseph I (in English also Francis Joseph) (August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916. ... Friedrich I of Württemberg, or Frederick I of Württemberg ( November 6, 1754 - October 30, 1816) became Duke of Württemberg in 1797 on the death of his father: he assumed the title of Elector in 1802, and the title of King in 1806. ...

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