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Léopold de Wenzel (23 January 1847 – 21 August 1923), also known as Leopold Wenzel, was an Italian conductor and composer. Born in Naples, Wenzel spent most of his career working in London, with the exception of some years spent in Paris.〔(Opera Glass )〕 Wenzel was appointed as musical director, music arranger and ballet composer at the Empire Theatre of Varieties in London in 1889, where he wrote and arranged numerous ballets. Later, he conducted at the Gaiety Theatre, London until 1913.〔"Retirement of Gaiety Conductor", ''The Observer'', 23 February 1913, p. 10〕 In addition to ballets, his many works include art songs, orchestral works, and operas in the late Victorian era and early Edwardian period. He also composed songs that were incorporated into some works of musical theatre.〔(Richards, Jeffrey. ''Imperialism and Music: Britain 1876-1953'', pp. 258–60 (2002) Manchester University Press ) ISBN 0-7190-4506-1〕 He died in Asnières, near Paris.〔(Profile of Wenzel )〕 ==Selected works== Ballets with choreographer Katti Lanner at the Empire〔(Guest, "Appendix A: Ballets Produced at the Empire Theatre, 1884-1915" )〕 *''A Dream of Wealth'' (1889) *''Cécile'' (1890) *''Dolly'' (1890) *''Orfeo'' (1891)〔(Guest, "Appendix C: Some Empire Ballets: Selected Scenarios" )〕 *''By the Sea'' (1891) *''Nisita'' (1891) *''Versailles'' (1892)〔 *''Round the Town'' (1892) *''Katrina'' (1893) *''The Girl I Left Behind Me'' (1893) *''Brighton'' (Paris Olympia music hall)〔(Poster from "Grand Ballet: ''Brighton''" at the Olympia )〕 *''Monte Cristo'' (1896)〔 *''Under One Flag'' (1897) *''The Press'' (1898) *''Alaska'' (1898) *''Round the Town Again''6 (1899) *''Sea-Side'' (1900) *''Les Papillons'' (1901) *''Old China'' (1901) *''Our Crown'' (1902) *''The Milliner Duchess'' (1903) *''Vineland'' (1903) *''High Jinks'' (1904) ;Operas *''Le Chevalier Mignon'' (1884, Paris) *''L'Élève du Conservatoire'' (1894, Paris) ;Other Works *''Cinder Ellen up too late'' (1891), a burlesque on the fairy tale ''Cinderella'' (additional numbers)〔(List of cast and crew for ''Cinder Ellen'' and other ''Cinderella'' adaptations )〕 *''An Artist's Model'', an Edwardian musical comedy (1895) (additional numbers)〔(Links to Midi files for songs in ''An Artist's Model'', including the songs composed by Wenzel )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leopold Wenzel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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