Paul Burkhard
Paul Burkhard (21 December 1911 – 6 September 1977) was a Swiss composer. He primarily wrote oratorios, musicals and operettas.[1] The contemporaneous and similarly named Swiss composer Willy Burkhard was no relation to him.
Probably his most famous artistic creation was the song " & his Orchestra, and many others.
Works (selection)
- 1935: Hopsa
- 1950: Das Feuerwerk (Original: Der schwarze Hecht, 1939) with the hit song O mein Papa
- 1951: Die kleine Niederdorf-Oper
- 1960: Frank der Fünfte – Comedy with Music; Oper einer Privatbank, by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
- 1960: Christmas play
- 1965: Noah – The story of Noah and the Arc – for children
- 1971: Zäller Oschtere – Passion play
References
- OCLC 6787865.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul Burkhard.
- Paul Burkhard in the German National Library catalogue
- Paul Burkhard in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Paul Burkhard at IMDb
- O mein Papa – Documentary film about Paul Burkhard, September 2007
- List of stage works
