Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jacob Liebmann Beer; 5 September 1791 – 2 May 1864) was a German opera composer of Jewish birth who has been described as perhaps the most successful stage composer of the nineteenth century. Work: Emma di Resburgo, melodramma eroico in two acts, first performance 26 June 1819, Teatro San Benedetto, Venice. Libretto: Gaetano Rossi Ouverture Orchestra: Moderntimes_1800 Conductor: Andreas Stoehr