Carl Alexander Raida
Carl Alexander Raida (born October 4, 1852 in Paris , † November 26, 1923 in Berlin ) was a German composer .
Life
The son of a consul received musical training at the conservatories in Stuttgart and Dresden . From 1874, Raida was theater music director in Stolp , Görlitz , Posen and Breslau . From 1878 he worked at the Viktoria Theater in Berlin and for one season at the Berlin National and Kroll Theater . In 1882 he founded the Academy for Dramaturgical Singing and in 1887 the Society of Opera Friends in Berlin. From 1895 he worked at the Deutsches Theater in Munich , where he became director and senior director in 1896/1897. He later returned to Berlin. He composed numerous antics , ballets and operettas .
The following pseudonyms are known: Charles Adair, Charles Adiar, Jonny Bell, Raida, Carl A. or Raida, CA.
Works (selection)
- The Prince of Luxenstein (1877)
- Prinz Orlofsky (1882) an (unsuccessful) continuation of the operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss
- Capricciosa (1886)
- The lucky angel: or, a modern mascot: Posse with singing in 3 acts (Vienna 1886) Posse by Leon Treptow
- A Liebesmähr in four songs for 1 voice with pianoforte (unknown)
- Der Jäger von Soest Volks-Oper in 3 acts (1887)
- Roman Triumphal March (ca.1885)
- The Children of Capitain Grant (1894)
- Frau Venus - modern fairy tale in three acts (thirteen images) (ca.1893)
- A costume, or: The Schnattergans Posse with singing in 3 acts and 5 pictures (unknown)
- Text of the chants for "Capricciosa" (approx. 1886)
literature
- German Biographical Encyclopedia , 2nd edition (Rudolf Vierhaus, ed.), 8th volume, Saur, Munich 2007, p. 160.
Individual evidence
- ^ Catalog of the German National Library . Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ↑ on archive.org . Retrieved May 24, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raida, Carl Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 4, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 1923 |
| Place of death | Berlin |