Leo Stein (librettist)
Leo Stein , actually Leo Rosenstein (born February 23, 1861 in Lemberg , † July 28, 1921 in Vienna ), was a librettist and playwright.
Leo Stein worked closely with the composers Johann Strauss , Franz Lehár , Emmerich Kálmán , Oskar Nedbal and the librettist Victor Léon . Together with him he contributed to Lehár's world successes as an author.
Leo Stein's grave is located in the Vienna Central Cemetery , Old Israelite Part, Gate 1.
Works (selection)
- Wiener Blut , together with Victor Léon , 1899 (music: Johann Strauss (son) , arranged by Adolf Müller junior )
- The husband of the gods , together with Victor Léon, 1904 (music: Franz Lehár )
- The Merry Widow , together with Victor Léon, 1905 (music: Franz Lehár)
- The Count of Luxembourg , together with Alfred Maria Willner and Robert Bodanzky , 1909, (music: Franz Lehár)
- The doll girl , together with Alfred Maria Willner, 1910, (music: Leo Fall )
- The flying Rittmeister , together with Bela Jenbach , 1912, (music: Hermann Dostal )
- Poland Blood , 1913, (Music: Oskar Nedbal )
- Die Csárdásfürstin , together with Bela Jenbach, 1915, (music: Emmerich Kálmán )
- The winemaker's bride , together with Julius Wilhelm , 1916, (music: Oskar Nedbal)
- Das Hollandweibchen , together with Bela Jenbach, 1919, (music: Emmerich Kálmán)
- The blue Mazur , together with Bela Jenbach, 1920, (music: Franz Lehár)
- Mädi , together with Alfred Grünwald , 1923, (music: Robert Stolz )
literature
- R. Müller: Stein Leo. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 13, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2007–2010, ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5 , p. 151.
Web links
- Works by and about Leo Stein in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Leo Stein in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Stein, Leo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rosenstein, Leo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian librettist and lyricist |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1861 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lviv |
DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1921 |
Place of death | Vienna |