books.google.co.uk - Volume 3 covers a time span that preeminently represents the period in the composer's life known as "The Years of International Fame" (1850-56). Confirmed as the major figure on the operatic scene, and freed from the more onerous duties of his official position, Meyerbeer was able to enjoy his most remarkable...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_diaries_of_Giacomo_Meyerbeer_3_The_y.html?id=NyPsNbLpntEC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe diaries of Giacomo Meyerbeer. 3. “The” years of celebrity 1850 - 1856
