Adam Itzel Jr. (November 30, 1864 – September 5, 1893) was a 19th-century American conductor, pianist, and composer active in Baltimore.
[1] He was the conductor of the Academy of Music's orchestra, and directed the touring McCall Opera Company.
It premiered in Chicago in April 1891 with Digby Bell and Helen Bertram in the leads,[4] then ran for 152 performances at New York's Palmer Theater.
[5][6] After his death, it ran again for a week in 1894 at New York's Union Square Theater with Milton Aborn in the lead role.
[5] A memorial concert was held at Peabody in February 1894; Daniel Gilman gave the commemorative address.