Frédéric Adam, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frédéric Adam

Conductor, composer, administrator

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1904

Place of Birth: Hinsbourg, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1984

Profession: composer, conductor, music director

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Frédéric Adam (4 January 1904 in Hinsbourg – 7 September 1984 in Illkirch-Graffenstaden) was an Alsatian conductor, composer and administrator.After studies in Strasbourg and Paris, he became a répétiteur at the opera house in Strasbourg in 1933, remaining there until his retirement in 1972, including periods as co-director from 1955–60 and director from 1960–1972. Adam mounted the first productions in France of several notable operas including: Wozzeck (1959), Il prigioniero (1961), A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Die Frau ohne Schatten (1965). His compositions include ballets, symphonies and two operas, Judith (1948, Strasbourg) and Le voyage vers l'étoile (1954, Strasbourg).