Elise Kratky Schmezer (1810–1856)[1] was a German singer and teacher[2] who composed one opera and many songs.
[3][4][5] Schmezer’s father Josef Kratky taught trumpet, trombone, and horn in Graz (today in Austria).
She performed as a singer in Graz until her marriage to the tenor Friedrich Schmezer in the 1830s and his appointment as a singer/director in Braunschweig, Germany, in 1836.
[11] The libretto by Friedrich Schmezer was based on works by Alexandre Dumas[12][13][14] and Johanna Kinkel.
[2][15] Schmezer’s compositions were published by Bachmann & Nagel, Damkohler, Heinrichshofen, Carl Luckhardt, Mayer, and A. M.