Julius Wilhelm (librettist)

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Julius Wilhelm (born February 22, 1871 in Vienna ; † March 20, 1941 ibid) was an Austrian writer who was best known for his libretti for operettas and singspiele .

Life

Wilhelm, who came from a Jewish family, had his first major success in 1903 with the libretto for the operetta Spring Air , which Ernst Reiterer composed based on motifs by Josef Strauss , who had died three decades earlier . Other popular works by Wilhelm were 1909 Die Sprudelfee (composed by Heinrich Reinhardt ) and the nostalgic singspiel Brüderlein fein to the music of Leo Fall, as well as the 1911 operetta Der Zigeunerprimas , set to music by Emmerich Kálmán , which was released in 1929 as a silent film by Carl Wilhelm . This was followed by numerous other texts on operettas and singspiele for Viennese theaters, written by Béla Laszky (1867–1935), Philipp Silber (1876–1942), Bruno Hartl (1880–1939), the opera singer Hans Duhan (1890–1971) , among others. , Erwin Straus (1910–1966) and Bernard Grün (1901–1972). His opera libretti were less successful than his work in the humorous subject. Leo Falls' Der goldene Vogel , for example, was canceled after only eight performances , although it had a top-class cast with Elisabeth Rethberg and Richard Tauber .

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SURNAME Wilhelm, Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian librettist
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH March 20, 1941
Place of death Vienna