Anna Schuppe

Anna Marie Wilhelmine Antonie Leopoldine Benfey Schuppe (September 19, 1829 - May 27, 1903)[1] was an Austrian author and composer who wrote songs,[2] operas, and music for theatre.

She taught at the Ursuline Convent in Glogow, Poland, then in Dresden, Germany, and in Graz, Austria.

[6] Schuppe moved to Weimar, Germany, in 1892, following her husband’s death.

[9] She was best known for her incidental music for William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, which was performed in Wroclaw, Poland; Coburg, Germany; and Dresden.

(N) Her publications included: This article about an Austrian composer is a stub.