August Neidhart

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August Neidhart (born May 12, 1867 in Vienna , Austrian Empire , † November 25, 1934 in Berlin ) was an Austrian author and librettist .

Life

Neidhart was a writer of folk plays and operettas. He began his career in the theater as a prompter . One of his early works is Das Protektionskind , Schwank (by Alexander Engel and August Neidhart). In August 1916, Neidhart was hired by Gustav Charlé as a dramaturge and artistic advisor at the Komische Oper Berlin . He achieved worldwide success as a librettist with the operetta Schwarzwaldmädel , which was premiered the following year, set to music by Leon Jessel .

literature

Albrecht Dümling: Refused homeland: Léon Jessel (1871–1942), composer of the "Schwarzwaldmädel" . Berlin, 2012. ISBN 978-3-86732-127-3

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