Ludwig Herzer

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Photo by Karl Winkler (1928)

Ludwig Herzer , actually Ludwig Herzl , (born March 18, 1872 in Vienna , Austria-Hungary ; died April 17, 1939 in St. Gallen , Switzerland) was an Austrian doctor and librettist .

Life

With Franz Lehár and Löhner-Beda
photo of Karl Winkler (1928)

Ludwig Herzl, later better known under his pseudonym Ludwig Herzer , studied medicine at the University of Vienna and worked in his main job as a gynecologist . He also wrote operetta libretti, often in collaboration with other well-known librettists, such as Alfred Grünwald or Fritz Löhner , for Edmund Eysler , Franz Lehár and Robert Stolz , among others .

After Austria was annexed to Germany, he had to flee as a Jew , and with great difficulty he was able to reach Swiss territory on November 29, 1938 near Hohenems - Diepoldsau .

Works

Libretti

  • Countess Fifi . Operetta in three acts (based on the French by Emile de Najac, Alfred Hennequin and Albert Millaud) by Oskar Friedmann and Ludwig Herzer, music by Albert Chantrier; 1913
  • The Pompadour's room . Operetta in one act by Oskar Friedmann and Ludwig Herzer, music by Edmund Eysler; 1915
  • The golden daughter . Operetta in three acts by Oscar Friedmann and Ludwig Herzer, music by Max Milian; 1916
  • The temporary husband . Operetta in three acts by Oscar Friedmann and Ludwig Herzer, music by Edmund Eysler; 1917
  • The dark treasure . Operetta in three acts by Oscar Friedmann and Ludwig Herzer, music by Edmund Eysler; 1918
  • The winner . Libretto written by Oskar Friedmann and Ludwig Herzer for an operetta by Leo Fall that has not been set to music ; around 1920
  • Hello tommy! . Operetta in three acts by Ludwig Herzer, music by George Edwards; around 1925
  • Lady X ... . Operetta in three acts by Ludwig Herzer, music by George Edwards; 1927
  • Cagliostro in Vienna . Operetta in three acts by F. Zell and Genee. Music by Johann Strauss (son). Newly arranged for the stage with the text by Ludwig Herzer, music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold ; 1927.
  • Friederike . Singspiel in three acts by Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner, music by Franz Lehár; 1928
  • The land of smiles . Romantic operetta in three acts based on Viktor Leon by Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner, music by Franz Lehár, 1929
  • The world is beautiful . Operetta in three acts by Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner, music by Franz Lehár; 1930
  • The song of love . Operetta in three acts by Ludwig Herzer, music based on Johann Strauss (son), arranged by Erich Wolfgang Korngold; 1931
  • Catherine . A Russian ballad in nine pictures by Ludwig Herzer and Ernst Steffan, lyrics by Fritz Löhner, music by Ernst Steffan; 1932
  • Venus in silk . Operetta in three acts by Alfred Grünwald and Ludwig Herzer, music by Robert Stolz; 1932
  • The Prince of Shiraz . Operetta in three acts (five pictures) by Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner, music by Joseph Beer ; 1934.
  • Eva in fur . Musical comedy in three acts by Ludwig Herzer, music by Michael Krasznay-Krausz ; 1935
  • Forgive me that I love you ... Musical comedy in three acts (based on an idea by Gregor Schmitt) by George Marton and Ludwig Herzer, lyrics by Karl Farkas , music by Michael Krazsnay-Krausz; 1937

Stage works

  • Morphine . A nocturne in 4 parts. With a foreword by Julius Wagner-Jauregg . Paul Knepler, Vienna 1921.
  • Bridal night . Comedy in three acts, together with Rudolph Lothar. Drei Masken Verlag, Berlin 1932 (printed as an unmarketable stage manuscript).

literature

  • Harry Zohn: I'm only a son of the German language. Jewish heritage in Austrian literature . Amalthea, Vienna 1986, p. 225, ISBN 3-85002-210-2 .
  • Felix Czeike : Historisches Lexikon Wien , Volume 3. Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1994, p. 382, ISBN 3-218-00547-7 .
    (here obviously erroneous entry as "Ludwig Herze k ")

Web links

Commons : Ludwig Herzer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jörg Krummenacher: Fleeting happiness in Switzerland. Acceptance and rejection of Jewish refugees during the Second World War. Lecture at the Jewish Museum Hohenems on February 21, 2008. ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / volmamas.at
  2. ↑ This work was also performed 64 times on Broadway (Eltinge 42nd Street Theater) from March to May 1923, see: Entry in the IBDB
personal data
SURNAME Herzer, Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Herzl, Ludwig (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian doctor and librettist
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 1939
Place of death St. Gallen