About Louis Friedsell
Lived 1863 – 1923 (aged 59–60). Louis Friedsell was a conductor and composer.
Louis Friedsell (born 1863 or 1865 - 1923) was a conductor and composer for the Yiddish theatre.
Life Friedsell was born in 1863 or 1865 in Yekaterinoslav in the Russian Empire
He wrote the music for about 150 plays and operettas (partly by himself, partly with other music writers). Many of his songs were written for historical operettas and comedies. As a conductor he made at least eleven recordings for the United Hebrew Disc and Cylinder Company.
He died June 25, 1923, in New York City, United States.
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Who was Louis Friedsell?
composer and conductor for Yiddish theater
When was Louis Friedsell born?
Louis Friedsell was born in 1863 in Dnipro.
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Louis Friedsell died on 25 June 1923 in New York City.
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Louis Friedsell was a conductor and composer.
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