Offenbach, Jacques, a musical composer, born at Cologne, of Jewish parents, creator of the opera bouffe; was the author of “La Belle Hélène,” “Orphée aux Enfers,” “La Grande Duchesse,” “Madame Favart,” &c. (1810‒1880)
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Offa's Dyke * Offertory