Meyer Lutz

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Wilhem Meyer Lutz born 1829 in Bavaria, Germany and died 1903. Resident in England from the age of 19. Lutz was a composer who is best known for light music, musical comedy and burlesques of well known works.

Originally an organist, Lutz conducted Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, in 1871 at the Gaiety Theatre where he was resident musical director and conductor. Works in this period include The Forty Thieves, Cinder Ellen up too Late and Faust up-to-date.

Later in the 19th centrury, Lutz conducted a band playing Summer seasons at the spa in Scarborough.

He was still composing at the start of the 20th century, with music for Hidenseek (1901) and a few additional numbers for Ivan Caryll and Cecil Cook's The Girl from Kays (1902).