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Horst Seeger (6 November 1926 – 2 January 1999), pseudonyme ''Horst Schell'', was a German
musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some m ...
, music critic,
dramaturg A dramaturge or dramaturg is a literary adviser or editor in a theatre, opera, or film company who researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programmes (or helps others with these tasks), consults auth ...
,
librettist A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major litu ...
and
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.


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Born in
Erkner Erkner () is a town in the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, Germany, located on the south-eastern edge of the German capital city Berlin. Geography The town is located between the lakes Dämeritzsee, a part of the river Spree, and Flakensee, s ...
, Seeger studied musicology at the
Humboldt University of Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative ...
with Walter Vetter, Ernst Hermann Meyer and Hans-Heinz Dräger and worked as a music journalist and critic from 1954. From 1959 to 1960 he was editor-in-chief of the journal ''
Musik und Gesellschaft ''Musik und Gesellschaft'' was a music magazine in the German Democratic Republic German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers o ...
''. From 1960-1973 he was chief dramaturge at the
Komische Oper Berlin The Komische Oper Berlin is a German opera company based in Berlin. The company produces opera, operetta and musicals. The opera house is located on Behrenstraße, just a few steps from Unter den Linden. Since 2004, the Komische Oper Berlin, al ...
. In 1973 he took over the direction of the Staatsoper Dresden in the building of the Schauspielhaus and since 1979 also the direction of the Staatstheater Dresden. Seeger brought
director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...
s like
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and
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and conductors like
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to Dresden. He rendered great services to the reconstruction of the
Semperoper The Semperoper () is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra). It is also home to the Semperoper Ballett. The building is located on the ...
.''Opern-Lexikon'', 3., erweiterte Auflage, erweiterte Neuausgabe (Lizenzausgabe des Henschelverlages Kunst und Gesellschaft, Berlin. – Ausgabe für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Berlin (West), Österreich u. d. Schweiz), Wilhelmshaven: Noetzel, Heinrichshofen-Bücher, 1987. Seeger died in Dresden at age 72.


Writings


Books

* ''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.'' VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig 1956. * ''Kleines Musiklexikon.'' , Berlin 1958. * ''Biografische Nachrichten von Joseph Haydn.'' Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel 1964. * ''Musiklexikon in zwei Bänden.'' VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig 1966. * ''Wir und die Musik.'' Henschelverlag Kunst und Gesellschaft, Berlin 1968. * with U. Bökel: ''Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton.'' , Berlin 1974. * ''Opern-Lexikon.'' 3rd, extended new edition (licensed edition from Henschelverlag Kunst und Gesellschaft, Berlin. - Edition for the Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin (West), Austria and Switzerland), Heinrichshofen-Bücher. Florian Noetzel Verlage, Wilhelmshaven 1987, . * ''Musiklexikon in zwei Bänden.'' VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig 1966. * ''Die große Liedertruhe.'' Verlag Faber&Faber, Leipzig 1997.


Libretti

* ''Lazarillo vom Tormes'', opera by
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, Henschelverlag Kunst und Gesellschaft, Berlin 1964 * ''Der Doppelgänger'', ballet by
Fritz Geißler Fritz Geißler (or Geissler) (16 September 1921 in Wurzen, Saxony – 11 January 1984 in Bad Saarow, Brandenburg) was one of the most important composers of the German Democratic Republic. The son of Elsa and Walther Geißler, he was raised in m ...
* ''Barockkonzert'', by * 1963: Ritter Blaubart with Walter Felsenstein after the original by
Henri Meilhac Henri Meilhac (23 February 1830 – 6 July 1897) was a French dramatist and opera librettist, best known for his collaborations with Ludovic Halévy on Georges Bizet's ''Carmen'' and on the works of Jacques Offenbach, as well as Jules Massenet' ...
and
Ludovic Halévy Ludovic Halévy (1 January 1834 – 7 May 1908) was a French author and playwright, best known for his collaborations with Henri Meilhac on Georges Bizet's '' Carmen'' and on the works of Jacques Offenbach. Biography Ludovic Halévy was born in ...
* 1966: Don Giovanni with
Walter Felsenstein Walter Felsenstein (30 May 1901 – 8 October 1975) was an Austrian theater and opera director. He was one of the most important exponents of textual accuracy, productions in which dramatic and musical values were exquisitely researched and ba ...
after the original by
Lorenzo Da Ponte Lorenzo Da Ponte (; 10 March 174917 August 1838) was an Italian, later American, opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's most celebrated operas: ''The Marr ...


Literature

* Siegfried Matthus
''Nimmermüde, opernbesessen – Zum Tod von Horst Seeger.''
In ''
Berliner Zeitung The ''Berliner Zeitung'' (, ''Berlin Newspaper'') is a daily newspaper based in Berlin, Germany. Founded in East Germany in 1945, it is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since reunification. It is published by Berliner ...
'', 5 January 1999; (obituary)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seeger, Horst 20th-century German musicologists German librettists Opera managers 1926 births 1999 deaths Writers from Berlin Musik und Gesellschaft editors