Alfred Maria Willner

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Willner (right, smoking) in a caricature by Zygmunt Skwirczyński in the New Year's 1911 edition of Österreichs Illustrierter Zeitung
Alfred Willner's grave

Alfred Maria Willner (born July 11, 1859 in Vienna , Austrian Empire , † October 27, 1929 in Vienna) was an Austrian journalist , composer and librettist .

Life

Alfred Maria Willner studied law at the University of Vienna , where he also received his doctorate. He initially worked as a columnist for newspapers, mainly for the Wiener Salonblatt founded by Viktor Silberer in 1869 . He also worked as a ballet composer at the Vienna Court Opera and later as a librettist. He was one of the most important librettists of the so-called silver operetta era .

In accordance with the contractual obligation towards him, Alexandrine von Schönerer and others, Johann Strauss (son) created the operetta The Goddess of Reason . It was premiered on March 13, 1897 at the Theater an der Wien .

His grave is in the urn grove of the Simmering fire hall (Department MR, Group 164, No. 3).

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Compositions

  • The father of the debutante . (1884)
  • The ballet rehearsal . (1886)

Libretti

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personal data
SURNAME Willner, Alfred Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian journalist, composer and librettist
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1929
Place of death Vienna