Alban Förster

Alban Förster (October 23, 1849 - January 18, 1916) was a German composer and conductor. A native of Reichenbach im Vogtland,[1] he studied at the Dresden Conservatory, where he later taught in 1881 and 1882.[2] His opera The Maidens of Schilde, to a libretto by Rudolf Bunge, premiered in Dresden in 1889. His opera Lorle, to a libretto by Hans Heinrich Schefsky (a pseudonym of Victor von Falk), was premiered in the same city in 1891.[3] He died at Neustrelitz, where he had been a court musician and later court conductor.[2]

References

  1. ^ Blume, Friedrich, et al. Illustriertes musik-lexikon. Germany, J. Engelhorns nachf., 1927.
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Oscar. The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians. United States, Dodd, Mead, 1975.
  3. ^ Annesley, Charles. The Standard Operaglass: Detailed Plots of the Celebrated Operas, with Critical and Biographical Remarks, Dates, Etc., Etc. By Charles Annesley. United States, Brentano's, 1904.
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