Anja Hauptmann
Anja Hauptmann (* 1943 ) is a German singer, songwriter and translator for English-language musicals.
Live and act
She was the daughter of Benvenuto Hauptmann (1900–1965), a son of the poet Gerhart Hauptmann , and his fourth and last wife Barbara, b. Schneggenburger, a daughter of the conductor Max von Schillings , was born and had the half-brother Arne Hauptmann (1932–1992), a physicist. From 1965 she was an announcer at ZDF for some time .
Hauptmann wrote lyrics a. a. for Katja Ebstein , Daliah Lavi , Rex Gildo , Su Kramer , Lena Valaitis and Curd Jürgens . In 1975 she released the album Mein Kind , which she wrote and sung under her own name ; A year later, the ZDF production Mein Kind, Lieder by and with Anja Hauptmann was created for this album .
She is also a translator from English, u. a. of poems by Rudyard Kipling and lyrics by Leonard Cohen . She also translated numerous musical texts into German, including a. Jesus Christ Superstar (1970) and Dirty Dancing .
Works
Albums
- 1975: My child , texts: Anja Hauptmann; Music: Christian Bruhn , Abi Ofarim , Suzanne Doucet , Timothy Touchton
- 1977: Hey, Long! , Texts: Anja Hauptmann; Music: Abi Ofarim , Suzanne Doucet , Jerry Rix , Ralf Toursel , Paul Vincent-Gunia
single
- 1976: Hey Lange / Give me a magic hat for my birthday
Movies
- 1975: My child, songs by and with Anja Hauptmann
- 1983: Monaco Franze - The Eternal Stenz , Episode: A little something is always possible (as Mrs. Schoenferber)
- 1986: Kir Royal
Text translations
- 1970: Jesus Christ Superstar , musical by Tim Rice (text) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (music)
- 2000: The Beautiful Game , musical by Ben Elton (text) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (music)
- 2006: Dirty Dancing , musical by Eleanor Bergstein
- 2014: The Addams Family , musical by Andrew Lippa (text and music)
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- ↑ MAIN MAN'S LEGACY - Triumphant. Der Spiegel 17/1962, April 25, 1962, accessed April 20, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Just a poet's granddaughter, that's not enough for me , Berliner Morgenpost, April 6, 2009
- ↑ Your son is the supplier of ideas ( Memento from January 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), Hamburger Abendblatt, April 17, 1976
- ↑ a b My child, songs by and with Anja Hauptmann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Web links
- Official website of Anja Hauptmann
- Anja Hauptmann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Captain, Anja |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1943 |