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Otto Dütsch

1823 – 1863

Danish composer

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Lived 1823 – 1863 (aged 39). Otto Dütsch was a Danish composer and conductor.

Otto Johann Anton Dütsch (also Otton Ivanovich Dyutsh; May 25, 1823 – April 23, 1863) was a Danish composer, who worked in St. Petersburg for most of his short career.

He was the son of Joachim Dütsch who worked for the Danish finance ministry and was also a music teacher at the Institute for the Blind. As a 5-year-old junior Dütsch was taught by Giuseppe Siboni at the Copenhagen Conservatory. In 1840 he went to Dessau in Germany to study for 3 years. He then travelled to St. Petersburg in Russia, where he established himself as a music teacher. In 1852 he became chorus repetiteur and organist at the Imperial Russian Theatre in St. Petersburg, and in 1862 professor of music theory there. He died in 1863 in Frankfurt.

The most notable of his works is the opera Kroaterinden (The Croatian Girl), which was successfully produced in St. Petersburg in 1860 with success, with excerpts played in Copenhagen in 1866 at the Euterpe music society. In addition he wrote songs and piano music.

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Who was Otto Dütsch?

Danish composer (1823-1863)

When was Otto Dütsch born?

Otto Dütsch was born on 25 May 1823 in Copenhagen.

When did Otto Dütsch die?

Otto Dütsch died on 23 April 1863 in Frankfurt.

What was Otto Dütsch's occupation?

Otto Dütsch was a composer and conductor.

What nationality was Otto Dütsch?

Otto Dütsch was Danish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Otto Dütsch

· Wikidata: Q2038553

· DBpedia: Otto Dütsch

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