Udo Zimmermann

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Udo Zimmermann was born in Dresden on October 6, 1943. He is a German composer, music director, and conductor.

His main goal is the music theatre.

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[edit] Biography

Zimmermann was a member of the Dresden Holy Cross Choir from the year 1954-62. He then continued his music education at the Dresdner Musikhochschule (Dresden Music School). He studied composition with Johannes Paul Thilman, as well as conducting and singing. He worked two years as assistant of music theater director, Walter Felsenstein. In 1970 he became the dramatic adviser of Dresden's State Opera. In 1978 he was appointed as professor of composition at his almamater, Dresdner Musikhochschule. In 1986, he founded the Dresden Center for Contemporary Music, which is a research center and organizer for concerts and festivals until today. From 1990 until 2001, Zimmermann acted as the director of the Leipzig Opera House.

[edit] Works

  • Levins Mühle (opera) - March 27, 1973
  • Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin (The Owl and The Flying Princess) - December 30, 1976
  • Die wundersame Schusterfrau (The Wondrous Shoemaker) (Opera) - April 25, 1982
  • Weiße Rose (White Rose) (opera) - February 27, 1988

[edit] Writings

  • Man sieht, was man hört (Man sees what man hears), edited by Frank Geißler, Leipzig 2003.

[edit] See also


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