Albert Goldberg

Albert Goldberg (8 June 1847 – 7 November 1905) and his wife Marianne (Golda Miriam), née Rothgießer (31 August 1818 in Wschowa – 5 January 1894 in Leipzig).

He wanted to become a musician from his youth, but at the request of his parents he had to devote himself to the merchant's trade. After his apprenticeship in a Schwerin manufacturing business was over and his musical talents became more and more evident, he entered the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig in 1865 to become a bandmaster. There he worked not only as the first baritone, but also as a director until 1 June 1880 and during this time gained such rich sympathies that he was even given the directorship of the city theatre, which he led for three years to the greatest satisfaction.

On 1 June 1883, he again followed a call from Staegemann, who had in the meantime taken over the Leipzig City Theatre, and accepted the position offered to him as head director of the opera. From this time until his death in Leipzig at the age of 58, he worked at this stage.

Goldberg's pupils included Poldi Gersa and Ernst Wachter.