Rudolf Volz

Rudolf Volz (2003)

Rudolf Bernhard Volz (born February 29, 1956 in Ulm ) is a German author for musical theater .

Life

Volz grew up in Oberdischingen near Ulm . From 1966 he attended the Johann-Vanotti-Gymnasium Ehingen . From 1975 he studied mathematics with a minor in physics at the University of Ulm , switched to the Claremont Graduate University in Claremont (California) in 1979 , where he received his doctorate in mathematics or a Ph.D. acquired. He then developed application software for personal computers , which was just beginning to become popular. The philosophy and art , especially music have always be parallel interests, which it can be amplified since 1993 and pursue full-time since of 2005. According to the two quotations from Goethe's Faust, his basic attitude is “That I recognize what holds the world together inwardly” and “The foolish drink is not earthly, nor is it food”.

stylistics

When realizing classic dramas as rock operas, only original texts are used. The only stylistic devices are repetition and deletion of texts. The author follows the motto "To bring old, buried knowledge to light again in the guise of rock music" . Until the appearance of the rock opera Jedermann in 2014, “Volz was the only author and composer who turned classical literary material into rock musicals” .

Works

1997: Faust I - The rock opera with original texts from Faust (A Tragedy) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
2003: Faust II - The rock opera with original texts from Faust (The Tragedy, Part Two) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
2006: Hamlet in Rock with original texts from Hamlet by William Shakespeare
2012: Wonderfitz ond Ehrakäs Swabian Comedy
2016: Christmas fever repertoire musical or jukebox musical in the run-up to Christmas with traditional songs

literature

Paul M. Malone: Faust as Rock Opera. In: Osman Durrani (Ed.): Icons of Modern Culture Series. Helm Information Ltd., 2004.
Bernd Mahl: Faust. The rock opera. Rudolf Volz sets both parts in tones for the first time - without changing the text. Performance report. In: Faust Yearbook 2004. Published on behalf of the International Faust Society in Knittlingen, 2004.
Paul M. Malone: They Sold Their Soul for Rock'n'Roll. Faustian Rock Musicals In: Lorna Fitzsimmons (Ed.): International Faust Studies. Adaption, Reception, Translation (Continuum Reception Studies), ed.Bloomsbury Academic UK, 2008.
Paul M. Malone: The Faust Theme in Rock Opera In: Lorna Fitzsimmons (Ed.): Lives of Faust: The Faust Theme in Literature and Music, De Gruyter, 2011.
Bernd Mahl: Devilishly good: Goethe's Faust in a musical. In: Faust yearbook 2010–2013. Published on behalf of the International Faust Society in Knittlingen, 2013.
Waltraud Maierhofer: Devilishly good: Rudolf Volz's Rock Opera Faust and Event Culture. In: Lorraine Byrne Bodley (Ed.): Music in Goethe's Faust, Goethe's Faust in Music. The Bodydell Press, 2017.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Bernd Mahl: Faust. The rock opera. Performance report. In: Faust Yearbook 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2004 .
↑ Georg Linsenmann: Goethe, let's rock! In: Schwäbische Zeitung. Retrieved September 27, 1997 .
↑ ^a ^b Bernd Mahl: Goethe's Faust in a musical. In: Faust Yearbook (p. 210) 2010–2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013 .
↑ Uli Landthaler: Hearty jokes in a broad dialect. In: Südwest Presse. Retrieved December 28, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Volz, Rudolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Volz, Rudolf Bernhard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German author for musical theater
DATE OF BIRTH	February 29, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ulm

[Mahl2004-1] Bernd Mahl: Faust. The rock opera. Performance report. In: Faust Yearbook 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2004 .

[2] Georg Linsenmann: Goethe, let's rock! In: Schwäbische Zeitung. Retrieved September 27, 1997 .

[Mahl2013-3] Bernd Mahl: Goethe's Faust in a musical. In: Faust Yearbook (p. 210) 2010–2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013 .

[4] Uli Landthaler: Hearty jokes in a broad dialect. In: Südwest Presse. Retrieved December 28, 2018 .