Rudolf Dellinger

Rudolf Dellinger (8 July, 1857 – 24 September, 1910) was a German composer and Kapellmeister.

Born into a Bohemian family of instrument makers in Graslitz, Dellinger received musical tuition early in life. He studied at the music school in Prague between 1874 and 1879, and later at the Prague Conservatorium, where he was taught piano by, among others, Julius Pisarowitz.

After completing his musical education, he took a position as a clarinettist in Brno in 1880, then worked as a Kapellmeister in Passau, Eger, Prague and Salzburg.

In 1883, Dellinger moved to Hamburg, where he worked at the Carl Schultze Theatre. He wrote his first operettas here, which also premiered in Hamburg.

In 1893, Dellinger was employed as Kapellmeister of the Residenztheater in Dresden, where he worked until his death at the age of 53.

Dellinger almost exclusively composed operettas and was considered to be among the most outstanding composers of his time.

Selected works

* 1885: "Don Cesar"
* 1886: "Lorraine"
* 1889: "Capitain Fracassa"
* 1891: "Saint Cyr"
* 1894: "Die Chansonette"
* 1901: "Jadwiga"
* 1910: "Der letzte Jonas" ("The last Jonas")

Notes

Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent German-language wikipedia article (retrieved September, 2007).