Robert Hanell
Robert Hanell (2 March 1925 – 14 March 2009) was a German conductor and composer.
Life
Born in Tschoschl,
Chemnitz Opera
. Guest appearances have taken him to Munich, Hanover, Frankfurt, Prague and Warsaw.
On 2 September 1981, Hanell was awarded the Goethe Prize of the City of Berlin for his work as principal conductor of the Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin and as permanent guest conductor of the Staatsoper.
Hanell died in 2009 in Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf aged 84.
Work
Stage works
- Die Bettler von Damaskus, 1944,[1] 1947.[2]
- Cecil, Chamber opera 1946
- Die Gnomenwette, Märchenoper 1948,[1] 1949.[2]
- Die Spieldose,[3] Opera in 2 acts, libretto by Robert Hanell after the play by Georg Kaiser, Erfurt 1957
- Dorian Gray,[4] Opera with 9 scenes with 8 interludes, libretto by Robert Hanell after Oscar Wilde, UA Dresdner Staatsoper 9 June 1962
- Oben und unten, UA Magdeburg 1964
- Esther,[5] Opera in 2 acts, libretto by Günther Deicke, Premiere Staatsoper Berlin 10 Oct. 1966
- Griechische Hochzeit, UA Leipzig 31 May 1969
- Fiesta,[6] UA Weimar 1974
- Reise mit Joujou,[7] UA Landesbühnen Radebeul 9 Oct. 1976
- Babettes grüner Schmetterling, 1984
References
- ^ a b Horst Seeger: Musiklexikon Personen A–Z / Breitkopf & Härtel Leipzig (1981)
- ^ a b Eintrag über Robert Hanell bei Felix Bloch Erben Verlag für Bühne, Film und Funk
- ^ Die Spieldose on WorldCat
- ^ Dorian Gray : fantastische Oper nach Oscar Wilde on WorldCat
- ^ Esther on WorldCat
- ^ Fiesta al fresco für Musiktheater : 1973 ; frei nach einem Roman von Prudencio de Pereda on WordCat
- ^ Reise mit Joujou : musikalische Komödie (nach Maupassant) in zwei Akten on WorldCat
External links
- Literature by and about Robert Hanell in the German National Library catalogue
- Robert Hanell discography at Discogs
- Robert Hanell at IMDb