Albert Lortzing
German composer and librettist
Gustav Albert Lortzing was a German composer, librettist, actor and singer. He is considered to be the main representative of the German Spieloper, a form similar to the French opéra comique, which grew out of the Singspiel. Wikipedia
Born: October 23, 1801, Berlin, Germany
Died: January 21, 1851 (age 49 years), Berlin, Germany
Libretti: Zar und Zimmermann, Der Wildschütz, Der Waffenschmied, and more
Parents: Johann Gottlieb Lortzing and Charlotte Sophie Lortzing
Place of burial: Cimetière Sophien II, Berlin, Germany
Partner: Rosina Regina Ahles (1824–)
Compositions