Marià Obiols (26 November 1809 – 10 December 1888), also known as Mariano Obiols, was a

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composer, conductor, and professor of music. He served as the music director of the

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in Barcelona from its founding in 1847 until his death. A protégé of

Saverio Mercadante Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante (baptised 17 September 179517 December 1870) was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. While Mercadante may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond ...

, he composed three operas, the

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''Il regio imeneo'' which inaugurated the Liceu theatre, art songs, chamber music, and several pieces of sacred music. His vocal music was largely Italianate in style, reflecting his years of study in Italy as well as the influence of Mercadante. As a professor at the

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, Obiols influenced the development numerous singers, composers, and conductors and wrote books on piano and

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methods which became standard texts at the conservatory.Radigales i Babí, Jaume (1998)
''Els orígens del Gran Teatre del Liceu (1837-1847)''
pp. 51–53. L'Abadia de Montserrat.

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External links

Score of ''Divertimento for Flute, Clarinet and Piano'' by Obiols
at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Obiols, Maria 1809 births 1888 deaths People from Barcelona Spanish opera composers Male opera composers Composers from Catalonia Music directors (opera) Spanish music educators 19th-century Spanish male musicians