Alfred Maria Willner

Alfred Maria Willner ( born July 11, 1859 in Vienna, † October 27, 1929 in Vienna) was an Austrian journalist, composer and librettist.

Life

Alfred Maria Willner studied law at the University of Vienna, where he also received his doctorate. He first worked as a feature writer for newspapers, founded mainly for 1869 by Viktor Silberer Vienna Salonblatt. He also worked as Ballet Composer of the Vienna Court Opera, and later worked as a librettist. He was one of the most important librettists of the so-called silver age of operetta.

According to the contract commitment to him, Alexandrine of Schönerer and others, created by Johann Strauss ( son ) the operetta The goddess of reason. It was premiered at Vienna on March 13, 1897 at the theater.

His tomb is located in Urnenhain the fire hall Simmering (Department of MR, Group 164, No. 3).

Work

Compositions

  • The father of the debutante. (1884 )
  • The ballet rehearsal. (1886 )

Libretti

  • A girl from the Champagne region. Ballet. Music: Ignaz howler. (1886 )
  • Around Vienna. Ballet. Music: Josef Bayer. (1894 )
  • Amor traveling. Ballet. Music: Heinrich Berté. (1895 )
  • Cricket on the Hearth. Opera. Music: Karl Goldmark. (1896 )
  • The goddess of reason. Operetta. Music: Johann Strauss ( son). (1897 )
  • The doll. Operetta. German libretto adjustment of the Opéra comique La poupée to the music of Edmond Audran. (EA 1999 in Berlin)
  • Götz von Berlichingen. Opera. Music: Karl Goldmark. (UA 1902 Budapest)
  • The Winter's Tale. Opera. Music: Karl Goldmark. (1908 )
  • The Dollar Princess. Operetta. Together with Fritz Grünbaum. Music: Leo Fall. (1907)
  • The Count of Luxembourg. Operetta. Music: Franz Lehár. (1909 )
  • Gypsy Love. Operetta. Music: Franz Lehár. (1910 )
  • Eva. Operetta. Music: Franz Lehár. 1910
  • The beautiful Risette. Operetta. Music: Leo Fall. (1910 )
  • The puppet girl. Operetta. Together with Leo Stein. Music: Leo Fall. (1910 )
  • Casimir's ascension. Operetta. Together with Robert Bodanzky. Music Bruno Granichstaedten. (1911)
  • Oganj. ( The iron hammer ). Opera, Music: Blagoje Bersa. (1911)
  • Finally alone. Operetta. Together with Robert Bodanzky. Music: Franz Lehar. (1914 )
  • The Dreimaederlhaus. Operetta. Together with Heinz Reichert. Music: Heinrich Berté. (1916 )
  • The Faschingsfee. Operetta. Along with Rudolf Austrians. Music: Emmerich Kálmán. (1917 )
  • Where the lark sings. Operetta. Together with Heinz Reichert. Music: Franz Lehár. (1918 )
  • Rose from Florida. Operetta. Together with Heinz Reichert. Music: Leo Fall. (1919)
  • Frasquita. Operetta. Together with Heinz Reichert. Music: Franz Lehár. (1922 )
  • The midnight waltz. Operetta. Along with Rudolf Austrians. Music: Robert Stolz. (1926 )
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