Frédéric Adam
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Frédéric Adam, born in Hinsbourg
4 January 1904 and died in Illkirch-Graffenstaden
on 7 September 1984 was a French conductor, composer and administrator.
After studies in Strasbourg
and Paris, he became a répétiteur
at the opera house in Strasbourg
in 1933, remaining there until his retirement in 1972, including periods as co-director from 1955–60 and director from 1960–1972.
Adam mounted the first productions in France of several notable operas including: Wozzeck
(1959), Il prigioniero
(1961), A Midsummer Night’s Dream
and Die Frau ohne Schatten
(1965).
His compositions include ballets, symphonies and two operas, Judith (1948, Strasbourg) and Le voyage vers l'étoile (1954, Strasbourg).
Hinsbourg
Hinsbourg is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:Hinsbourg is positioned in the north of Alsace, some thirty kilometres through twisting mostly wooded roads to the north of Saverne, and within the Transfrontier Biosphere Reserve of the North...
4 January 1904 and died in Illkirch-Graffenstaden
Illkirch-Graffenstaden
-Geography:The larger adjacent communes, like Illkirch-Graffenstaden, are effectively outer suburbs of the Strasbourg conurbation. These include Strasbourg-Meinau, Ostwald and Geispolsheim...
on 7 September 1984 was a French conductor, composer and administrator.
After studies in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
and Paris, he became a répétiteur
Répétiteur
Répétiteur , repetitore , or Korrepetitor / Repetitor , originally from the French verb répéter meaning "to repeat, to go over, to learn, to rehearse"....
at the opera house in Strasbourg
Opéra national du Rhin
LOpéra national du Rhin is an opera company which performs in Alsace, eastern France, and which includes the Opéra in Strasbourg, the company's ballet in Mulhouse , and the "Opéra Studio" , a training centre for young singers, in Colmar...
in 1933, remaining there until his retirement in 1972, including periods as co-director from 1955–60 and director from 1960–1972.
Adam mounted the first productions in France of several notable operas including: Wozzeck
Wozzeck
Wozzeck is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg. It was composed between 1914 and 1922 and first performed in 1925. The opera is based on the drama Woyzeck left incomplete by the German playwright Georg Büchner at his death. Berg attended the first production in Vienna of Büchner's...
(1959), Il prigioniero
Il prigioniero
Il prigioniero is an opera in a prologue and one act, with music and libretto by Luigi Dallapiccola. The opera was first broadcast by the Italian radio station RAI on 1 December 1949...
(1961), A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (opera)
A Midsummer Night's Dream is an opera with music by Benjamin Britten and set to a libretto adapted by the composer and Peter Pears from William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream...
and Die Frau ohne Schatten
Die Frau ohne Schatten
Die Frau ohne Schatten is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss with a libretto by his long-time collaborator, the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It was written between 1911 and either 1915 or 1917...
(1965).
His compositions include ballets, symphonies and two operas, Judith (1948, Strasbourg) and Le voyage vers l'étoile (1954, Strasbourg).