Wolfes, Felix, 1892-1971

Felix Wolfes was a German-born composer, conductor, pianist, and educator. Born to Jewish parents in Hannover, his career in Germany included studies under Max Reger, Robert Teichmüller, Richard Strauss, and Hans Pfitzner. He emigrated to France and then the United States where he worked first as assistant conductor for the Metropolitan Opera in New York (N.Y.), then teaching at the New England Conservatory of Music for two decades.

From the guide to the Felix Wolfes additional papers, ca. 1880-2004., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

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