Background
He was the son of Antonio Zamara (born 1823/1829/1831/1835-died 1901) and was born in Vienna. Like his father, became professor of harp at the Vienna Conservatory and solo harpist at the Vienna Hofoper.
He was the son of Antonio Zamara (born 1823/1829/1831/1835-died 1901) and was born in Vienna. Like his father, became professor of harp at the Vienna Conservatory and solo harpist at the Vienna Hofoper.
Alfred Zamara wrote many salon pieces, made transcriptions for the harp, and edited François Joseph Naderman"s Sieben Etuden. Among his pupils was Joseph East. Schuëcker (1886-1938) from 1900-1901. His father, Antonio Zamara, had been born in Italy but the family moved to Austria.
He collaborated with Viktor Léon to produce the opera Der Doppelgänger which was produced at the Theater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich in September 1886.