Alfred Zamara

Who was Alfred Zamara?

Alfred Zamara was an Austrian composer and harpist.

He was the son of Antonio Zamara and was born in Vienna. Like his father, became professor of harp at the Vienna Conservatory and solo harpist at the Vienna Hofoper. He and his sister, Theresa, were both taught the harp by their father. Alfred Zamara wrote many salon pieces, made transcriptions for the harp, and edited François Joseph Naderman's Sieben Etuden; among his pupils was Joseph E. Schuëcker from 1900-01. The Zamaras were a Viennese family of harpists active in the musical life of Croatia in the 19th century. His father, Antonio Zamara, had been born in Italy but the family moved to Austria. His sister, Theresa, was a member of the Budapest Opera and later taught harp at the Vienna Conservatory. He collaborated with Viktor Léon to produce the opera Der Doppelgänger which was produced at the Theater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich in September 1886.