Leopold Wenzel

Léopold de Wenzel (January 23, 1847–August 21, 1923), also known as Leopold Wenzel, was an Italian conductor and composer.

Born in Naples, Wenzel spent most of his career working in London, with the exception of some years spent in Paris. [ [http://opera.stanford.edu/composers/W.html Opera Glass] ] Wenzel was appointed as musical director, music arranger and ballet composer at the Empire Theatre of Varieties in London in 1889, where he wrote and arranged numerous ballets. In addition to ballets, his many works include art songs, orchestral works, and operas in the late Victorian era and early Edwardian period. He also composed songs that were incorporated into some works of musical theatre. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=zSJ7zXkBc3MC&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=%22Leopold+Wenzel%22+Empire&source=web&ots=4KEUCZHe4A&sig=BUoAY2D-exCZyiB79Um7zhdf3TE&hl=en Richards, Jeffrey. "Imperialism and Music: Britain 1876-1953", pp. 258–60 (2002) Manchester University Press] ISBN 0719045061] He died in Asnières, near Paris. [ [http://www.italianopera.org/compositori/W/c221203E.htm Profile of Wenzel] ]

elected Works

Ballets with choreographer Katti Lanner at the Empire [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=23305717 Guest, "Appendix A: Ballets Produced at the Empire Theatre, 1884-1915"] ]
*"A Dream of Wealth" (1889)
*"Cécile" (1890)
*"Dolly" (1890)
*"Orfeo" (1891) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=23305717 Guest, "Appendix C: Some Empire Ballets: Selected Scenarios"] ]
*"By the Sea" (1891)
*"Nisita" (1891)
*"Versailles" (1892)
*"Round the Town" (1892)
*"Katrina" (1893)
*"The Girl I Left Behind Me" (1893)
*"Brighton" (Olympia Theatre) [ [http://irononstation.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=IOS&Product_Code=art13 Poster from "Grand Ballet: "Brighton" at the Olympia] ]
*"Monte Cristo" (1896)
*"Under One Flag" (1897)
*"The Press" (1898)
*"Alaska" (1898)
*"Round the Town Again"6 (1899)
*"Sea-Side" (1900)
*"Les Papillons" (1901)
*"Old China" (1901)
*"Our Crown" (1902)
*"The Milliner Duchess" (1903)
*"Vineland" (1903)
*"High Jinks" (1904)

;Operas
*"Le Chevalier Mignon" (1884, Paris)
*"L'Élève du Conservatoire" (1894, Paris)

;Other Works
*"Cinder Ellen up too late" (1891), a burlesque on the pantomime "Cinderella" (additonal numbers) [ [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/CAMELOT/cinder/cin8.htm List of cast and crew for "Cinder Ellen" and other "Cinderella" adaptations] ]
*"An Artist's Model" (1895) (additonal numbers) [ [http://www.halhkmusic.com/artist.html Links to Midi files for songs in "An Artist's Model", including the songs composed by Wenzel] ]

Notes

References

*Guest, Ivor. "The Empire Ballet" (1962) London:Society for Theatre Research