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Albert Lortzing
1851Jan, 21

Albert Lortzing

Albert Lortzing, German actor and composer (b. 1801)
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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