Ingo Zimmermann
Ingo Zimmermann (born December 17, 1940 in Dresden ) is a German journalist , writer , librettist and former CDU politician .
Life
Zimmermann passed his Abitur at the Dresden Kreuzschule in 1959 . After studying Protestant theology and doing his doctorate with Friedrich Haufe as Dr. theol. (1965) in Leipzig he worked for Union-Verlag in Berlin until 1973 . From 1974 to 1976 he was a freelancer and cultural editor for the Dresden daily newspaper Die Union . In 1975 Zimmermann did his reservist service as a construction soldier and was a freelance writer from 1977 to 1989.
After the reunification, Ingo Zimmermann was a member of the first Saxon state parliament for the CDU between 1990 and 1994 . From 1994 to 2004 he was professor of art history at the Dresden University of Music and has been a full member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts since 1992 . From 1993 to 1994 and 1996 to 2001 Zimmermann was a member of the Saxon Cultural Senate , from 1995 to 2003 President of the Saxon Music Council and from 2002 to 2008 President of the Saxon Academy of the Arts .
Zimmermann was chairman of the Dresden Elbe Valley World Heritage Board of Trustees from the beginning (2005) until this body was dissolved in 2008. In connection with this function, he resigned from the CDU in 2007 (see Dresden Bridge Dispute ).
Ingo Zimmermann is the brother of the composer Udo Zimmermann .
Works (selection)
- as an author
- ETA Hoffmann in Dresden. Narration . Union Verlag Berlin 1985.
- Johann of Saxony . Philalethes. The time before the accession to the throne . Amelang & Köhler, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7338-0306-X .
- Reinhold Schneider . Way of a writer . Kreuz-Verlag, Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 3-7831-0703-2 .
- Saxony's margraves, electors and kings. The Wettins in Meissnian-Saxon history . Amelang & Köhler, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-7338-0217-9 .
- as editor
- Poets and painters on art and nature . Saxon Academy of the Arts, Dresden 2006, ISBN 3-934367-13-5 .
- as a librettist
- Rainer Kunad : Amphitryon. Musical comedy. Kassel 1985.
- Eckehard Mayer: The golden pot. Opera in four acts based on the fairy tale The Golden Pot by ETA Hoffmann . Henscherl-Verlag, Berlin 1987.
- Udo Zimmermann : Levin's Mill . Opera in nine pictures freely based on the novel of the same name by Johannes Bobrowski . German publishing house for music, Leipzig 1974.
- Udo Zimmermann: White Rose . Opera in eight pictures. Dresden 1967, Schwerin 1968
- Udo Zimmermann: The second decision . Opera in seven pictures and three interludes. German publishing house for music, Leipzig 1970.
Honors
- 2002: Saxon Order of Merit
- 2004: Johann Walter plaque
- 2014: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
Web links
- Literature by and about Ingo Zimmermann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry Ingo Zimmermann on the website of the Saxon Academy of the Arts
- Press review on the website of the Saxon Academy of the Arts, u. a. with: You have to sow - Interview with Ingo Zimmermann from December 17th, 2005
Individual evidence
- ↑ Theologische Literaturzeitung 90 (1965), SS 2339.
- ^ Sächsische Zeitung: Board of Trustees for World Heritage resigns , July 1, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carpenter, Ingo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist, writer, librettist and politician (CDU), MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th December 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |