Weber, Carl Maria von 12/18/1786 - 06/05/1826

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826), a cousin of Mozart's wife Constanze Weber and the son of a versatile musician who had founded his own travelling theatre company, was trained as a musician from childhood.



He made a favourable impression as a pianist and held various musical posts in Prague, Dresden and elsewhere.



He was a key figure in the development of German Romantic opera 8"Der Freischütz", 1821) and had a considerable influence on Richard Wagner.