Frédéric Adam
Introduction '''Frédéric Adam''' (4 January 1904 – 7 September 1984) was a French conductor, composer and administrator.
Career Born in Hinsbourg, Alsace, Adam studied 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 to 1960 and director from 1960 to 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).He died in Illkirch-Graffenstaden.
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