Margareten in Wien, Austria — Central Europe (Eastern Alps)
Erich Kleiber
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 9, 2022
1. Erich Kleiber Marker
In diesem Haus
wurde am 5. august 1890 der Dirigent
Erich Kleiber
geboren
In this house on August 5, 1890, the conductor Erich Kleiber was born.
Erected 1990 by Bezirksmuseum Margareten, Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is August 5, 1890.
Location. 48° 11.669′ N, 16° 21.684′ E. Marker is in Wien. It is in Margareten. It is on Kettenbrόckengasse, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Kettenbrόckengasse 3, Wien 1050, Austria. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Professor Carl Fόhrich (1865 - 1959) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Falco (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Mayor Hanns von Thau (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Jean Sibelius (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Christoph Willibald Gluck (approx.
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Also see . . . Erich Kleiber (Wikipedia).
Excerpts: Erich Kleiber (5 August 1890 27 January 1956) was an Austrian, later Argentine, conductor, known for his interpretations of the classics and as an advocate of new music. Kleiber's time in Berlin came to end in 1934, the year after the NSDAP (Nazi Party) came to power in Germany. Kleiber, who was not Jewish, politically active, or otherwise persona non grata with the Nazis, could have continued his career under their rιgime, but he would not accept their racial policies or their stifling of artistic freedom. When Berg's new opera Lulu was banned as Entartete Musik (degenerate music) Kleiber resigned from his post at the State Opera. He was outraged when Berg a close friend assumed that he had joined or would join the Nazi Party to safeguard his career. He wrote to Berg, "I was never a member of the NSDAP and never had any intention of becoming one!!! Despite several requests!"(Submitted on December 20, 2022.)
Prevented from performing Lulu, Kleiber made agesture of defiance to the rιgime by putting the world premiere of the suite from the opera in the programme of the last concert he gave in Nazi Germany. The event attracted international attention. The New York Times reportedPhotographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 9, 20222. Erich Kleiber Marker - wide view
For nearly fifteen minutes a huge audience numbering many members of the diplomatic corps, which listened with straining intensity cheered, stamped and applauded, recalling to the platform time and again Erich Kleiber, who prepared and conducted the stirring performance, the orchestra of the State Opera, and the Viennese light soprano Lillie Claus.
Kleiber conducted the final opera performances to which he was contractually committed and then left Germany with his wife and children in January 1935
Courtesy of the New York Public Library, circa 1950
3. Erich Kleiber
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on December 20, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
