Der Zwerg, Op. 17, is an opera in one act by Austrian composer Alexander von Zemlinsky to a libretto by Georg C. Klaren, freely adapted from the short story "The Birthday of the Infanta" by Oscar Wilde.
The composer in 1908
Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher.
Zemlinsky c. 1900
Portrait of Alexander von Zemlinsky by Richard Gerstl, July 1908.
Walk of Fame Vienna
Zemlinsky's grave in the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna.