Edeltraud Brexner
Edeltraud Brexner (also Traude Brexner , born June 12, 1927 in Vienna ) was prima ballerina in the ballet of the Vienna State Opera .
Life
From 1934 she studied at the ballet school of the Vienna State Opera, to which she belonged from 1944 to 1972. After the war she helped set up the State Opera Ballet, was a soloist from 1952 and a prima ballerina from 1957. In the early 1950s she was also seen in a few feature films.
Until the 1970s she was the most sought-after Austrian ballet dancer and the first wearer of the Fanny Elßler ring donated by Riki Raab , which she presented to Jolantha Seyfried .
From 1962 she taught at the Opera Ballet School , from 1973 to 1979 she was also its deputy director.
Married to the ballet master Richard Nowotny, she became an honorary member of the Vienna State Opera in 1980 .
Web links
- Edeltraud Brexner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Edeltraud Brexner's appearances at the Vienna State Opera
- Elisabeth Th. Hilscher-Fritz: Edeltraud Brexner. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
- Edeltraud Brexner in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
Individual evidence
- ^ Dagmar Kronberger receives the Fanny-Elßler-Ring Tanznetz, April 21, 2008
- ↑ Ballet School - History . Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ↑ On the high birthday of Edeltraud Brexner - The last prima ballerina . Retrieved May 24, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brexner, Edeltraud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brexner, Traude; Brexner-Nowotny, Edeltraud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian ballet dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |