Karl Michael von Levetzow

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Karl Michael Freiherr von Levetzow (also Carl Michael von Levetzow , pseudonym M. Karlev ; born April 10, 1871 in Dobromilitz , Moravia ; † October 4, 1945 in Mírov , Czechoslovakia ) was an author and librettist .

Life

On his father's side, Karl Michael von Levetzow came from the Mecklenburg noble family Levetzow , his mother belonged to a Bohemian nobility family . From 1887 to 1896 he studied law at the University of Vienna. After a year in South America, he became a civil servant and worked temporarily in Trieste . In Berlin he worked at the Überbrettl, the cabaret Ernst von Wolzogens . Travels took him through Europe, India and Egypt. From 1930 he lived in Bohemia. He wrote libretti for works by Eugen d'Albert , Hans Gál , Ottmar Gerster and Armin Kaufmann . He also published poetry and aphorisms. After the end of the Second World War Levetzow was taken to the Mírov prison, where he died.

Works (selection)

  • Ruth. A shepherd's song in 5 pictures in new verses . Divak, Moravia 1919
  • Scirocco . Opera in 3 acts . Music: Eugen d'Albert. Drei Masken-Verlag, Berlin, Munich 1919. First performance: 1921 Darmstadt
  • The golden path. A message of love and self-abandonment Wiener Literarisches Anstalt, Vienna 1921
  • The sacred duck . Opera in 3 acts . Music: Hans Gál. First performance: 1923 Düsseldorf
  • The black orchid . Opera in 3 acts . Music: Eugen d'Albert. World premiere: 1928 Leipzig
  • Mister Wu . Opera in 3 acts . Music: Eugen d'Albert, completed by Leo Blech . First performance: 1932 Dresden
  • The golden key. Singspiel in 3 acts . Music by Hannes Sieber , Heyer, Berlin 1933
  • Enoch Arden , 1936

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SURNAME Levetzow, Karl Michael von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Levetzow, Karl Michael Freiherr von; Karlev, M. (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Author and librettist
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Dobromilice , Moravia
DATE OF DEATH October 4, 1945
Place of death Mírov