Welcome to the Albert Lortzing Website

Submitted by George Overmeire on Fri, 07/10/2009 - 19:12
"Eine schlanke Mittelfigur mit dunkellockigem Haar, freundlich schönem Angesichte; seine hübschen dunklen Augen waren von gutmütig schelmischen Ausdruck, heiter lebendig; seine ganze Erscheinung, sein ganzes Wesen voll Frohsinn und Laune, gewandt und gefällig". - Philipp Düringer: "Albert Lortzing, sein Leben und Wirken". Leipzig 1851.
Albert Lortzing, opera-composer, librettist and jack-of-all-trades in theatre and opera, was born into a theatrical family. He had a sure sense for theatrical effectiveness and devoted himself almost entirely to comic opera.
His most famous works are "Zar und Zimmermann" (1837) and "Der Wildschütz" (1842),both Singspiele, but he also composed a romantic opera, "Undine" (1845) and a revolutionary opera, "Regina" (1848).
Himself influenced by W.A. Mozart, Lortzing was at the parting of the ways to Richard Wagner (Lortzing's "Hans Sachs" probably influenced Wagner's "Die Meistersinger") and to Johann Strauss II.
©George Overmeire.

Rebuilding the Albert Lortzing Website

Submitted by George Overmeire on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 07:33

I am currently in the process of rebuilding my Albert Lortzing Website. Since the Albert Lortzingwebsite is loaded with information, it will take some time to transfer everything from the old-fashioned html version to this one, that, hopefully, will make it easier for me to keep the website up-to-date. The old website will be archived here, at least during the process of the make-over.

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