Georg Friedrich Treitschke

Lyricist

1776 – 1842

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Who was Georg Friedrich Treitschke?

Georg Friedrich Treitschke was a German librettist, translator and lepidopterist. He was born in Leipzig and died in Vienna.

In 1800 he came to the Vienna Hofoper. From 1809 to 1814 he was principal of the Viennese Theater an der Wien. He wrote mostly librettos for Paul Wranitzky, Adalbert Gyrowetz and C. Weigl, and translated many French operas into German. In 1814 he revised the libretto of Fidelio at Ludwig van Beethoven's request.

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Born
Aug 29, 1776
Leipzig
Nationality
  • Germany
Died
Jun 4, 1842
Vienna

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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