Giacomo Meyerbeer (September 5, 1791 – May 2, 1864) was a noted opera composer.

Meyerbeer was natural to the Jewish family within Vogelsdorf, Germany with the title Yaakov Liebmann Beer. Meyer was a title of his mother's personal. His brother was a astronomer Wilhelm Beer.

Inside his youth he exposed using Antonio Salieri. He was greatly influenced per early operate of Rossini. This Italian influence prompted his choice of his number 1 title.

His operas were a bit of of the virtually all popular of the 19th century, but come to become less normally performed in the 20th century. The theme from either one of the babies, Les Huguenots, is played by the Massed Elastic of the Household Divison of the British Army during the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in June.