Who worked as a composer in the French opera, but was born in Germany?
French opera French opera is one of Europe's most important operatic traditions, containing works by composers of the stature of Rameau, Berlioz, Bizet, Debussy, Poulenc and Messiaen. Many foreign-born composers have played a part in the French tradition as well, including Lully, Gluck, Salieri, Cherubini, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Offenbach and Verdi.
Joachim Ulric Voyer Joachim Ulric Voyer, was born on July 5, 1892 in Saint-Roch, Quebec City (province of Quebec) and died on January 8, 1935, at the age of 42, in the same. He was a Canadian opera composer, whose opera L'Intendant Bigot, created in Montreal on February 5 and 7, 1929, is considered to be one of the first Canadian operas.