Alfred Maria Willner
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
- A girl from Champagne . Ballet. Music: Ignaz Brüll . (1886)
- Around Vienna . Ballet. Music: Josef Bayer . (1894)
- Cupid on the move . Ballet. Music: Heinrich Berté . (1895)
- Crickets at the stove . Opera. Music: Karl Goldmark . (1896)
- The goddess of reason . Operetta. Music: Johann Strauss (son) . (1897)
- The doll . Operetta. German adaptation of the libretto of the Opéra comique La poupée to the music of Edmond Audran (EA 1999 in Berlin)
- Götz von Berlichingen . Opera. Music: Karl Goldmark. (WP 1902 Budapest)
- A winter fairy tale . Opera. Music: Karl Goldmark. (1908)
- The dollar princess . Operetta. Together with Fritz Grünbaum . Music: Leo Fall . (1907)
- The Count of Luxembourg . Operetta. Music: Franz Lehár . (1909)
- Gypsy love . Operetta. Music: Franz Lehár. (1910)
- Eve . Operetta. Music: Franz Lehár. 1910
- The beautiful risette . Operetta. Music: Leo Fall. (1910)
- The doll girl . Operetta. Together with Leo Stein . Music: Leo Fall. (1910)
- Casimir's Ascension . Operetta. Together with Robert Bodanzky . Music Bruno Granichstaedten . (1911)
- Oganj. (The iron hammer). Opera, music: Blagoje Bersa . (1911)
- Alone at last . Operetta. Together with Robert Bodanzky . Music: Franz Lehár. (1914)
- The Dreimäderlhaus . Operetta. Together with Heinz Reichert. Music: Heinrich Berté. (1916)
- The carnival fairy . Operetta. Together with Rudolf Österreicher . Music: Emmerich Kálmán . (1917)
- La rondine . (The swallow). Opera. Together with Heinz Reichert . Music: Giacomo Puccini . (1917)
- Where the lark sings . Operetta. Together with Heinz Reichert . Music: Franz Lehár. (1918)
- Florida roses . Operetta. Together with Heinz Reichert. Music: Leo Fall. (1919)
- Frasquita . Operetta. Together with Heinz Reichert. Music: Franz Lehár. (1922)
- The midnight waltz . Operetta. Together with Rudolf Österreicher. Music: Robert Stolz . (1926)
literature
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 5, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-218-00547-7 , p. 658.
- Susanne Blumesberger, Michael Doppelhofer, Gabriele Mauthe: Handbook of Austrian authors of Jewish origin from the 18th to the 20th century . Volume 3: S – Z, Register. Edited by the Austrian National Library. Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-11545-8 , p. 1482.
- Austrian music lexicon . Volume 5. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 , pp. 2679f.
Web links
- Works by and about Alfred Maria Willner in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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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 |