Ernst Bear

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Ernst Bär, 1977 (Photo: Helmut Klapper, Vorarlberg State Library)

Ernst Bär (born March 6, 1919 in Merano ; † June 7, 1985 in Hanover-Herrenhausen ) was an Austrian journalist and the first director of the Bregenz Festival .

Life

Origin and family

Ernst Bär was born in South Tyrol in 1919 as the son of the ophthalmologist and later Vice Mayor of Meran Josef Alois Karl Bär (1874–1952) and Magdalena (Magda) Maria (born October 9, 1884 in Franzensfeste , South Tyrol; † 1971), the youngest daughter of Franz Landtmann , born. His brother was the future chemist , physician and university professor Friedrich Bär (1908-1992). Ernst Bär came from the Beer family , who later settled in Andelsbuch , among others . After the father's death, the mother moved from Meran to Bregenz , where a large part of the Bär family lived in the region.

He was married to Maria Pichlmeier (* 1918).

career

After attending the humanistic grammar school in Vienna, Ernst Bär studied newspaper and theater studies . He finished his studies at the Technical University of Berlin with an engineering degree .

He then worked as a journalist for Vorarlberger Nachrichten from 1937 to 1939 and then acted as an interpreter until 1945 during the Second World War . Since the foundation of the Bregenz Festival in 1946, he was responsible for the associated festival week and was editor of the Vorarlberger Nachrichten until 1952 . In addition, from 1949 he was head of the press department at the Bregenz Festival.

In 1954 Ernst Bär became the first director of the Bregenz Festival. For the Bregenz Festival he published numerous, highly regarded books. As a director, he relied on classical Viennese operetta to get the guests out of the dreariness of the post-war years. He established the operetta on the floating stage as the heart of the Bregenz Festival.

In 1982 his management activity ended with a critical audit report with the accusation of mismanagement . In the future, a commercial management (first management by Franz Salzmann) was installed in addition to the artistic management. His successor was Alfred Wopmann . Afterwards he was still director of the palace festival in Hanover-Herrenhausen until his death in 1985.

Services

During his time as festival director, the Kornmarkttheater was built first (1955) and then the festival hall (1979/1980). The number of visitors was almost doubled from 51,000 to 96,000. He had rare operas performed at the Kornmarktheater.

At the laying of the foundation stone for the Festspielhaus in 1976, which he had financed through personal and persistent commitment, the Federal President Rudolf Kirchschläger , Federal Minister Fred Sinowatz , Governor Herbert Kessler , District Administrator Siegfried Gasser , Bregenz Mayor Fritz Mayer and the President of the Bregenz Festival Albert Fuchs were among others present. Ernst Bär was a networker all his life and sought permanent contact with political decision-makers, such as Federal President Rudolf Kirchschläger, but also with local politicians, such as the Vienna City Councilor Helmut Zilk or District Administrator Karl-Werner Rüsch . These decision-makers were guests at the festival openings or receptions for years.

He also introduced appearances by guest choirs such as the Vienna State Opera Choir and the Moscow Chamber Choir from 1962 to 1982 . In addition to the engagement of international stars such as Oskar Czerwenka and Klaus Maria Brandauer , and the adaptation of the musical for the lake stage, he promoted spoken theater. However, this commitment led to a standstill in further development over time, so that the criticism of Ernst Bär became louder and he dissolved his contract amicably in 1982.

Against resistance, it enabled the world premiere of King Saul by Max Zweig . He has been awarded the Austrian Theater Director Award several times for his productions .

Memberships (selection)

Awards (selection)

Works (selection)

literature

  • European theater and its audience. Jugend und Volk , 1969, pp. 239 and 240
  • Personalities of Europe: Austria. Iatas Publishing House, 1975
  • South Tyrol in words and pictures. Südtirol-Verlag, 1977, p. 49.
  • Eduard Widmoser: South Tyrol A – Z. Südtirol-Verlag, 1982, p. 119.
  • Barbara Boisits: Bear, Ernst. 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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Hermann August Ludwig Degener, Walter Habel: Who is who ?: The German Who's Who . Schmidt Rönhild, 1984, p. 39 ( google.de [accessed on April 29, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Usage graphics . Utility graphics, 1966, p. 85 ff . ( google.de [accessed on April 29, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Orpheus . C. Koscielny, 1985, p. 574 ( google.de [accessed April 30, 2018]).
  4. ^ Franz Mathis: Vorarlberg: between Fussach and Flint, Allemannentum and cosmopolitanism . Böhlau Verlag Vienna, 2000, ISBN 3-205-98790-X , p. 364 ( google.de [accessed on April 29, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Helmut Klapper: Visit to the laying of the foundation stone. July 1976. Retrieved April 30, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Annemarie Bösch-Niederer, Georg Demcisin: Bregenz Festival. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon online. April 13, 2011, accessed April 29, 2018 .
  7. ^ Bregenz Festival: The Bregenz Festival . Residenz, 1995, ISBN 3-7017-0950-5 , pp. 169 ( google.de [accessed on April 29, 2018]).
  8. ↑ Merian . Hoffmann and Campe, July 1995, p. 36 ( google.de [accessed on April 29, 2018]).
  9. ↑ weekly press . Kurierzeitungsverlag und Druckerei, January 1981, p. 109 ( google.de [accessed April 29, 2018]).
  10. ^ Franz Mathis: Vorarlberg: between Fussach and Flint, Allemannentum and cosmopolitanism . Böhlau Verlag Vienna, 2000, ISBN 3-205-98790-X , p. 368 ( google.de [accessed on April 29, 2018]).
  11. ↑ Max Zweig: Memoirs . Bleicher, 1987, ISBN 3-88350-655-9 , pp. 205 ( google.de [accessed on April 29, 2018]).
  12. ↑ Westermanns monthly notebooks . G. Westermann, 1961, p. 124 ( google.de [accessed on April 29, 2018]).
  13. ^ Austrian engineering journal . Springer-Verlag, 1965, p. 251 ( google.de [accessed April 29, 2018]).
  14. ^ Robert Schumann: New magazine for music . B. Schott, 1967, p. 145 ( google.de [accessed on April 29, 2018]).
  15. ^ Rudolf Flotzinger, Gernot Gruber: Music history of Austria: From the revolution of 1848 to the present . Böhlau, 1995, ISBN 3-205-98338-6 , pp. 271 ( google.de [accessed April 29, 2018]).
  16. ^ Herbert Kessler, Dr Gerhard Wanner: Work for Vorarlberg: three decades of state politics . Vorarlberger Verlags-Anstalt, 1995, ISBN 3-85430-234-7 , p. 194 ( google.de [accessed April 30, 2018]).
  17. ↑ Photo: Helmut Klapper, Vorarlberger Landesbibliothek: Landesehrenzeichen. October 26, 1977. Retrieved May 1, 2018 .
  18. ^ Désirée Schuschitz: 80 Years of the Wiener Symphoniker, 1900–1980: a piece of Viennese music history . Doblinger, 1980 ( google.de [accessed April 29, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Bear, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian journalist and first director of the Bregenz Festival
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Meran
DATE OF DEATH June 7, 1985
Place of death Hanover-Herrenhausen