Name : Victor Herbert
Occupation : musician, conductor
Born : Dublin, Ireland, Feb. 1, 1850
Died : May 26, 1924
Parents : Son of Edward and Fanny (Lover) Herbert, grandson of Samuel Lover, Irish novelist
Education : began music education in Germany at 7, studying under leading masters
Married : Therese Foerster, prima donna, Aug. 14, 1886.
First prominent position that of principal violincello player in court orchestra, Stuttgart; heard in concerts throughout Europe before coming to U.S. as solo violincellist Metropolitan Orchestra, New York, 1886; since then has been connected with Theodore Thomas', Seidl's, and other orchestral organizations as soloist and conductor. Bandmaster 22nd Regiment Band, New York, since 1894; conductor Pittsburg, Pa., Orchestra, 1898-1904. Victor Herbert's New York Orchestra since 1904.
Composer : "The Captive" (oratorio written for and performed at Worcester, Mass., Festival), "Prince Ananias"; "The Wizard of the Nile"; "The Serenade"; "Cyrano de Bergerac"; "The Ameer"; "The Viceroy"; "The Idol's Eye"; "The Fortune Teller"; "The Singing Girl"; "Babette"; "Babes n Toyland"; "It Happened in Nordland" (all comic operas)' also several compositions for orchestra, songs and a concert for violincello and orchestra. Member National institute of Arts and Letters. Wrote score for play "The Only Girl", produced, London, 1915.
Address : 321 West 108th Street, New York, N.Y.
~ Who's Who in America, Vol. 13, 1924-1925, Edited by Albert Nelson Marquis, Printed by A. N Marquis & Company in Chicago, IL, Page 1541 (Necrology Page 164 : Deaths Reported During Course of Printing Who's Who in America).
You can visit the memorial page for Victor Herbert.
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