Heinz Reichert
Heinz Reichert (born December 27, 1877 in Vienna , † November 16, 1940 in Los Angeles ) was an Austrian librettist .
Life
Heinz Reichert was born the son of a pharmacist , his maiden name is Heinrich Blumenreich. He worked as a playwright from an early age. In collaboration with Fritz Grünbaum , Fred Heller , Victor Léon , Rudolf Österreicher , but above all with Alfred Maria Willner , he was one of the most sought-after librettists of his time. In 1928 Reichert became a board member of the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers, Vienna. In 1938 he had to emigrate to the USA and spent the last years of his life in Hollywood.
plant
Reichert is best known as the author of numerous well-known operetta text books. In collaboration with Willner, he created the textbook for the Schubert singing play Das Dreimäderlhaus and the libretti for a number of successful operettas such as Franz Lehár's Der Zarewitsch and Frasquita . He also wrote the text base for Giacomo Puccini's La rondine , later edited by Giuseppe Adami , together with Willner. With changing co-authors he delivered textbooks for pasticcio works with the music of Johann Strauss , Leo Fall and Richard Heuberger .
- Scandal in the castle
- The honeymoon
- paprika
- A love dream
- Zaza
- Jou Jou
- The Dreimäderlhaus , with Alfred Maria Willner , operetta in three acts, music: Heinrich Berté , 1916
- The beautiful Saskia , with Alfred Maria Willner, operetta in three acts, music: Oskar Nedbal , 1917
- Die Schwalbe , with Alfred Maria Willner, later edited by Giuseppe Adami , the basis of the text for ( La rondine ) , opera in three acts, music: Giacomo Puccini , 1917
- Where the lark sings , with Alfred Maria Willner, operetta in 4 pictures, music: Franz Lehár , 1918
- Frasquita , with Alfred Maria Willner, operetta in three acts, music: Franz Lehár, 1922
- The Tsarevich , with Béla Jenbach, operetta in three acts, music: Franz Lehár, 1927
- The gracious lady (with Fritz Grünbaum)
- The yellow carp (with Fritz Grünbaum)
- Madame Flirt (with Fritz Grünbaum)
- Waltz from Vienna
literature
- E. Life: Reichert Heinz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 33 f. (Direct links on p. 33 , p. 34 ).
Web links
- Works by and about Heinz Reichert in the catalog of the German National Library
- Heinz Reichert in the literary archive of the Austrian National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reichert, Heinz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blumenreich, Heinrich (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian librettist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1940 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |