Franz Allers
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Franz Allers was a European-American conductor of ballet, opera, Broadway musicals, film scores, and symphony orchestras. He is best known for his work on Broadway, and especially for conducting the original Broadway productions of My Fair Lady
and Camelot
, for each of which he won the Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director
, in 1957 and 1961.
Allers worked closely with the team of Alan Jay Lerner
and Frederick Loewe, as the conductor for most of their musicals.
Allers was married to German actress/playwright Janne Furch-Allers (née Ertel).
According to the New York Times obituary, "Harold C. Schonberg of The New York Times wrote that Allers, along with the conductor Maurice Abravanel
, 'completely revised the standards of Broadway pit work,' demanding the highest quality from both the orchestra players and the singers."
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
and Camelot
Camelot (musical)
Camelot is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe . It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White tetralogy novel The Once and Future King....
, for each of which he won the Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director
Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director
The Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director was first presented in 1948, and later discontinued after 1964.-1940s:* 1948: Milton Rosenstock – Finian's Rainbow* 1949: Max Meth – As the Girls Go-1950s:...
, in 1957 and 1961.
Allers worked closely with the team of Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre for both the stage and on film...
and Frederick Loewe, as the conductor for most of their musicals.
Allers was married to German actress/playwright Janne Furch-Allers (née Ertel).
According to the New York Times obituary, "Harold C. Schonberg of The New York Times wrote that Allers, along with the conductor Maurice Abravanel
Maurice Abravanel
Maurice Abravanel was aSwiss-American Jewish conductor of classical music. He is remembered as the conductor of the Utah Symphony Orchestra for over 30 years.-Life:...
, 'completely revised the standards of Broadway pit work,' demanding the highest quality from both the orchestra players and the singers."