Elise Schmezer

Elise Kratky Schmezer was a German singer and teacher who composed one opera and many songs.
Schmezer’s father Josef Kratky taught trumpet, trombone, and horn in Graz. She performed as a singer in Graz until her marriage to the tenor Friedrich Schmezer in the 1830s and his appointment as a singer/director in Braunschweig, Germany, in 1836. Elise Schmezer composed and taught voice after their move to Braunschweig.
Several composers dedicated works to Elise Schmezer:

1844 – Piano Trio No. 4, Op. 31 by Alexander Fesca
1845 – Modern Salon Compositions for Piano, Op. 1 by Louis Köhler
1850 – Douze Études for Piano by Charles Mayer

In 1853, Schmezer’s opera Otto der Schütz premiered in Brunswick at the Herzogliches Hoftheater. The libretto by Friedrich Schmezer was based on works by Alexandre Dumas and Johanna Kinkel.
Schmezer’s compositions were published by Bachmann & Nagel, Damkohler, Heinrichshofen, Carl Luckhardt, Mayer, and A. M. Schlesinger. They included:

Opera

''Otto der Schütz''

Vocal

Opus 4, Lieder, Romanzen und Balladen für Tenor
Opus 5, Lieder, Romanzen und Balladen fur Tenor
Opus 6, Lieder, Romanzen und Balladen
Opus 7, Lieder, Romanzen und Balladen
Opus 8, Lieder
Opus 10, Vier Lieder für hohe Stimme
Opus 11, Berg und See, aus Amaranth
Opus 12, Jung Walther aus Amaranth
Opus 13, Die Verwandlung
Opus 16, Vier Lieder
Opus 17, Drei Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte
Opus 18, Lieder mit englischem Texte von Robert Burns
Opus 19, Two Songs
Opus 20, Two Songs