Introduction
Born: May 19, 1829, Münnerstadt, Bavaria, Germany.
Died: January 31, 1903, Kensington, London, England.
Buried: St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, London, England.
Born: May 19, 1829, Münnerstadt, Bavaria, Germany.
Died: January 31, 1903, Kensington, London, England.
Buried: St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, London, England.
Lutz studied music with his father and at the University of Würzburg.
He emigrated to England at age 19, and played the organ at churches in Birmingham and Leeds, and at St. George’s Cathedral in Southwark.
He also conducted theater and classical concerts, and composed operas, opera-bouffes, burlesques and cantatas. In 1869, he became musical director and conductor at the Gaiety Theatre.