Claudia Toman

Claudia Toman (2009)

Claudia Toman (* 1978 in Vienna ) is an Austrian author , librettist and director who also publishes works under the pseudonym Anna Koschka .

Life

After graduating from school, Toman studied journalism and theater studies and worked as a director , assistant director and stage manager in Vienna, Tokyo ( New National Theater ) and Tel Aviv ( Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ). From 2001 to 2012 she supervised the performances of the children's opera at the Vienna State Opera . She has been working as a children's guide at Schönbrunn Palace since 2012 . In 2009 her debut novel Hexendreimaldrei , a modern fairy tale with elements from urban fantasy and chic , was published by Diana Verlag, the second novel Jagdzeit followed in April 2010. The trilogy about the writer Olivia Kenning , which was published in 2011, is concluded with Goldprinz . She also wrote two opera libretti in collaboration with the composer Paul Hertel and a children's music theater piece with the conductor Janko Kastelic , which was performed on the stage of the Vienna State Opera in 2006 as part of the opera school matinee. Her novel Naschmarkt was published under the pseudonym Anna Koschka in 2012 and Mohnschnecke in 2013 . Claudia Toman lives in Vienna .

In 2009 she came third with Hexendreimaldrei at the LovelyBooks Readers Award in the romance category. Naschmarkt was nominated for the DeLiA 2013 Literature Prize and won the Lovely Cover 2013 audience award .

Works (selection)

As Claudia Toman

Novels

• Witches three-times three . Diana, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-453-35400-5 .
• Hunting season . Diana, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-453-35399-2 .
• Gold prince . Diana, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-453-35497-5 .

Libretti

• Die Kaiserin , 2006, chamber opera with Paul Hertel
• Der Mozartautomat , 2006, Steampunk Opera with Paul Hertel composition grant from the Vienna Symphony Orchestra

As Anna Koschka

Novels

• Naschmarkt . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-426-51120-6 .
• Poppy seed snail . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-426-51138-1 .

e-Serial

• Naschmarkt 99 - Episode 1: Dating for Nerds . Feelings (Droemer Knaur), Munich 2015
• Naschmarkt 99 - Episode 2: Superhero Cookies . Feelings (Droemer Knaur), Munich 2015
• Naschmarkt 99 - Episode 3: Looking for a lucky cat . Feelings (Droemer Knaur), Munich 2015
• Naschmarkt 99 - Episode 4: The happiness of finding . Feelings (Droemer Knaur), Munich 2015
• Naschmarkt 99 - Episode 5: Dorabella's aria . Feelings (Droemer Knaur), Munich 2015
• Naschmarkt 99 - Episode 6: The thing with the Mayas . Feelings (Droemer Knaur), Munich 2015
• Naschmarkt 99 - Episode 7: A package full of happiness . Feelings (Droemer Knaur), Munich 2015

Musical theater

• 2002: Direction for La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi , Theater Vorstadt, Vienna
• 2006: Text and direction for Der kleine Friedrich , in collaboration with Janko Kastelic , Wiener Staatsoper

Web links

• Literature by and about Claudia Toman in the catalog of the German National Library
• Web presence and author blog
• Author's website at Diana Verlag
• Short biography and information on Claudia Toman's work at Literaturport

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 1, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ http://www.droemer-knaur.de/autoren/Anna+Koschka.7773654.html
3. ↑ http://www.droemer-knaur.de/buch/7773585/mohnschnecke
4. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.