Frédéric Adam

Frédéric Adam (4 January 1904 – 7 September 1984) was a French conductor, composer and administrator.

[1] Born in Hinsbourg, Alsace, Adam studied in Strasbourg and Paris.

He became a répétiteur at the opera house in Strasbourg in 1933, remaining there until his retirement in 1972, including periods as co-director from 1955 to 1960 and director from 1960 to 1972.

Adam mounted the first productions in France of several notable operas including: Wozzeck (1959), Il prigioniero (1961), A Midsummer Night's Dream and Die Frau ohne Schatten (1965).

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