Ludwig Husnik

Ludwig Husnik (born August 14, 1892 ; † May 30, 1971 ) was an Austrian actor , singer , director , choreographer and librettist .

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Ludwig Husnik was active as an actor on several Austrian and German theaters. In the 1920s he was a choreographer and director at the Graz Opera , where he staged the operettas Der süße Kavalier by Leo Fall and The beautiful Helena by Jacques Offenbach . In the 1930s he was a singer and lyricist at the Musiktheater Nürnberg. Around 1940 he was an actor at the Wiener Kammerspiele . After the Second World War he was an actor at the Landestheater Linz and worked with the Linz operetta composer Igo Hofstetter , for whose music he wrote the libretti for two operettas.

Husnik also worked as a radio play speaker for ORF .

1953: The blue wonder , operetta, music by Igo Hofstetter
1964: Roulette of Hearts , operetta, music by Igo Hofstetter, premiere 1964 Landestheater Linz

personal data
SURNAME	Husnik, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian actor, singer, director and librettist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 14, 1892
DATE OF DEATH	May 30, 1971