Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria von Weber was a composer, piano virtuoso, orchestrator, music critic and opera director who helped establish the German Romantic and nationalist movements. His most famous work is the opera "Der Freischütz" (The Free Shooter) which opened on June 8, 1821 in Berlin. He died in 1826 at the age of 39 after a long battle with tubercolosis.

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