Franz Eugen Klein
Franz Eugen Klein (born April 29, 1912 in Vienna , † October 20, 1944 in Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp ) was an Austrian conductor at the Vienna State Opera , composer , pianist and known for his lightning parodies . He was of Jewish faith .
Life
From November 1931 to 1938, Franz Eugen Klein was together with Fritz Spielmann (1906–1997) conductor in the cabaret of love Augustin . During this period, Klein conducted at the Theater in der Josefstadt , Alt-Wiener Volkstheater , Wiener Kammerspiele and at the Volksoper Vienna . He took part in Karl Farkas' cabaret .
Klein fled into exile in France and was interned there in the Meslay-du-Maine camp. On October 9, 1942, he and his wife Susanne were deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto , where he and Gideon Klein and Viktor Ullmann and others organized the musical life for the inmates.
In addition to the groups that Rafael Schächter put together again and again, Klein founded another ensemble consisting of Bohemian, German and Austrian singers. Carmen , The Kiss , Tosca and Figaro's Wedding were performed under Klein's direction . The world premiere of his opera Der gläserne Berg is suspected, but has not yet been proven.
On October 16, 1944, Klein was deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp and murdered there immediately upon arrival.
See also
literature
- Kay Less : Between the stage and the barracks. Lexicon of persecuted theater, film and music artists from 1933 to 1945 . With a foreword by Paul Spiegel . Metropol, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-938690-10-9 , p. 396.
- House composer (PDF; 745 kB) at the University of Vienna
Web links
- Biography and photo
- The Glass Mountain by Franz Eugen Klein ( Memento from August 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Worked at the Vienna State Opera
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klein, Franz Eugen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian conductor, composer, pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1944 |
| Place of death | Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp |