Which one of Meyerbeer's operas was performed posthumously?
L'Africaine
Le prophète
Il crociato in Egitto
Les Huguenots
Answer
Meyerbeer's L'Africaine was first performed posthumously in Paris in 1865, nearly three years after his death. The opera, which had been in production for several years before Meyerbeer's death, was completed by his assistant, Jules Cohen. L'Africaine was a critical and commercial success, and it remains one of Meyerbeer's most popular operas.
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