Friedrich Gustav Otto

Background

Friedrich was born on May 26, 1863, in Oels, Silesia, Poland.

Education

He was a pupil of Emil Köhler, Breslau and L. Bussler in Berlin.

Career

Friedrich Otto started his prominent career in Breslau, Essen as a conductor. Since 1894, he was a director of the Philarmonic Verein and the Frankfurt ''Sangervereinigung". He wrote nearly 100 male choruses, mostly a cappella, many of which are popular; numerous terzets, duets, songs; several original pieces for orchestra, strings, violin and pianoforte; also a number of arrangements, tra­scriptions and the like.

Achievements

• He was a publisher of such dramatic works as 3-act operetta "Der Fürst von Sevilla" (Nuremberg, 1888); 3-act operetta "Don Alvaro, oder der Hauptmann von Zalamea"(Ansbach, 1892); I-act opera "Albrecht Dürer" (Nuremberg, 1892); 3-act operetta "Rene und Gaston" (Lübeck, 1893); I-act operetta "Der Solm des Peliden" (Kassel, 1893); 3-act "Spieloper" "Die Annaliese" (Kassel, 1896); operetta "Die Musketiere im Damenstift" (Kas­sel, 1896); I-act operetta "Die Circusfee" (Berlin, 1897).