Alfred Cellier
Alfred Cellier (born December 1, 1844 in London , † December 28, 1891 in London) was an English organist , conductor and composer.
Cellier composed over a dozen operas and other stage and orchestral works, the best known of which was his comic opera Dorothy . He has conducted the world premieres of numerous operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan and has also worked as a conductor at many other theaters in London, New York and on tours in Great Britain, the United States and Australia.
Alfred Cellier was born the son of the French teacher Arsène Cellier. From 1855 to 1860 he was a chorister at the Chapel Royal ; Arthur Sullivan was one of his schoolmates . Cellier's professional career began as organist at All Saints Church, Blackheath , London and Belfast; there he also became director of the Belfast Philharmonic Society. In 1868 he returned to London, where he was organist at St Alban's, Holborn. Cellier strove for a career as an opera composer and began composing comic operas and operettas. In 1871 he became musical director of the Court Theater and then the Prince's Theater in Manchester. In 1877 he became musical director of Richard D'Oyly Cartes opera company, for which he conducted numerous performances.
Cellier died in his home in Bloomsbury, London, in 1891. His grave is in West Norwood Cemetery.
literature
- ED Mackerness: Entry "Cellier, Alfred" in Stanley Sadie, John Tyrrell (Ed.): The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians . 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-19-517067-2
Web links
- Victorian and Edwardian Light Operas - Audio samples of Cellier's operas
- Operetta Dorothy in the Gilbert and Sullivan Archives
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cellier, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English organist, conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1891 |
| Place of death | London |