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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1801
- Died
- 1851
- Works
- 77
Top works
- The hunters
- Andreas Hofer
- Peter the Great in Saardam, or, The czar and carpenter
- Czaar und Zimmermann, oder Die zwei Peter
- Czaar und Zimmermann; oder, Die beiden Peter
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Germany
- Active from
- 1801
- Active to
- 1851
Discography
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Gustav Albert Lortzing (October 23, 1801 - January 21, 1851) was a German composer, 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. Lortzing was born in Berlin to Johann Gottlieb Lortzing and Charlotte Sophie. They had abandoned their leather shop and travelled through Germany as itinerant actors, founding the Berlin theatre company Urania, and turning their amateur passion int
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Albert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- Undine
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- A Duncan nach JH Schramm - Albert Lortzing (Stahlstich).jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Albert Lortzing
- date of birth
- 1801-01-01
- date of death
- 1851-01-01
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- Albert Lortzing
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Albert Lortzing
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Albert Lortzing Memorial plate for Albert Lortzing - Coburg, at the house Gerbergasse 6
Gustav Albert Lortzing (23 October 1801 – 21 January 1851) 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.
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