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Carl Maria Weber was a pivotal figure in the early German Romantic movement, shaping a distinctive German national opera style with forest and mystical narratives. Born in Eutin in November 1786, he rose to prominence as a composer, conductor, and pianist. Weber directed Prague Opera from 1813–1816 and later served as Dresden's Royal Kapellmeister and chief of the German opera beginning in 1817, helping to establish a vibrant Dresden-centered Romantic tradition. He passed away in London on June 5, 1826, leaving a lasting legacy in European classical music.