Kruse, Georg Richard 17.jan.1856-23.feb.1944 Germany, Greiffenberg - Berlin
conductor, theatre director, librettist, musicologist, writer on music, graduated from Gorlitz Gymnasium, studied at the University of Bern Switzerland, 16.aug.1891-1894 residing in Milwaukee Wisconsin USA as theatre conductor and editor for the Milwaukee Herald, 1896-1900 theatre conductor in St Gallen and Bern Switzerland and Ulm Germany, 1900 residing in Berlin Lichterfelde, 1900-1909 editor for the 'Deutsche Buhnengenossenschaft' and editor/writer for Reclam Universal Library in Berlin, 1906-1937 founder/director of the Lessing Museum in Berlin, 1913-1934 residing at Reuterstrasse 27 in Berlin Lichterfelde, 1937-1941 at Troppauer Strasse 27, buried at Parkfriedhof Lichterfelde, wrote biographies of Albert Lortzing, Hermann Gotz and Otto Nicolai ; son of librettist Georg Kruse (pseud: F Silesius) (Neustrelitz 30.oct.1830-19.dec.1908 Berlin) ; he married Julie Beling ; daughter composer Lotte Arlt Kruse

Title Parts


[] Vater unser. Choir
[] Abendlied (Christnacht). Choir
music Otto Nicolai, discovered and edited by Kruse in 1908

[] Couplet und Liederalbum
publisher Reclam jr. Universal-Bibliothek, Leipzig

[] Dichter und bauer. Vaudeville operetta. Milwaukee 1896
libretto Georg Kruse (father) after K. Elmar

[] Auf dem Uhlenhorst. Volksstuk in 5 acts. Wilhelm Theater, Hamburg 3may1878
libretto Klusemann

[] Was ihr wollt. Comedy
libretto Shakespeare

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