Andergasse (Dornbach), named in 1894 after the Bohemian tenor and opera singer Alois Ander (originally Aloys Anderle, 1821–1864).

Alois Ander was engaged at the Vienna Court Opera in 1845 through the mediation of the singer Franz Wild, where he first appeared successfully in the role of Alessandro Stradella in Flotow’s opera of the same name, which Wild had prepared for him. His most important operatic roles included Tamino in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Edgardo in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Johann von Leiden in Meyerbeer’s A Prophet, as well as Wagner’s Lohengrin and Tannhäuser. From 1861 to 1863, he studied the role of Tristan und Isolde for the planned, but ultimately canceled, premiere in Vienna. He was a favorite with the public and remained loyal to Vienna despite tempting offers of engagements that came his way as a result of his guest appearances.

Ander died in Bad Wartenberg in the Bohemian Paradise, mentally disturbed.

His singing was characterized less by heroic power and sharp expressiveness than by poetry, intimacy, and artistic seriousness, which lent his dramatic works a unique charm.

Alois Anders’ honorary grave is located in the Vienna Central Cemetery (Group 32A, Number 14).

The alley was originally called Haltergasse and then, until 1894, Pichlergasse.