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He secured a top post at the Vienna State Opera in 1943, eventually becoming music director. On the occasion of the 80th birthday of Richard Strauss, on 11 June 1944, he conducted the Vienna State Opera performance of Ariadne auf Naxos. After World War II
Apr 17, 2024 · Karl Böhm (born Aug. 28, 1894, Graz, Austria—died Aug. 14, 1981, Salzburg) was an Austrian conductor who earned an international reputation for his concert performances and recordings of Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, W.A. Mozart, and other composers.
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May 23, 2018 · From 1931 to 1933 Böhm held the post of Generalmusikdirektor of the Hamburg Opera; from 1934 to 1943 he was music director of the Dresden State Opera, where he gave the first performances of Die Schweigsame Frau (June 24, 1935) and Daphne (Oct. 15, 1938), which Strauss dedicated to him.
After leaving Dresden for Vienna, Böhm served two terms as music director of the Wiener Staatsoper in 1943-45 and 1954-56. Böhm’s dedicated relationship with the Nazi Party remains a controversial one and following the conclusion of World War Two in 1945 the Soviet Russian authorities prohibited him from undertaking employment of any kind ...
This week marked the 30th anniversary of the death of Karl Böhm. We looked through the Gramophone archive and found this interview with the legendary Austrian conductor from 1972 when the music critic Alan Blyth sought out Böhm in Salzburg.
Six years later he was appointed as chief musical director in Darmstadt, and then from 1931 to 1934 he worked at the Hamburg opera company. In 1933, Böhm conducted in Vienna for the first time, in Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde.
Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1910s - 1970s. Musical Period. 20th Century. Born. August 28, 1894 in Graz, Austria. Died. August 14, 1981 in Salzburg, Austria. Genre. Classical. Styles. Orchestral, Opera, Symphony, Choral, Concerto. Also Known As. Karl Boehm. Karl Bohm. Articles. Staff Picks. Advanced Search. Remove Ads. 404 Error.
