Franz Wilhelm (dancer)

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Franz Wilhelm (born April 14, 1945 in Bílina ( Bohemia ); † June 12, 2015 in Langental, municipality of Großwarasdorf ) was an Austrian ballet dancer . From 1972 he was the first solo dancer at the Vienna State Opera .

Life

From 1956 Wilhelm completed his training as a dancer at the State Opera, in 1960 he became a member of the Vienna State Opera Ballet and in 1988 he retired. He then moved to a farm in Vallunga and became a passionate falconer .

In 1986 he received the Golden Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria and in 2010 he was awarded the professional title of Professor .

Wilhelm was married to Sabine Wilhelm (* 1961), born Holubar and also a state opera dancer, and had a total of four children.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Alexander Rausch : Franz Wilhelm. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
  2. ↑ a b obituary on ORF-Online; Retrieved June 13, 2013
  3. ↑ Awards 2010 . ( Memento of the original from June 13, 2015 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. Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture; accessed on June 13, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / bmukk-kunst-kultur.at
personal data
SURNAME Wilhelm, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian ballet dancer
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Bílina
DATE OF DEATH June 12, 2015
Place of death Langental (municipality of Großwarasdorf )