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Ludwig Held

1837 – 1900

Austrian writer and librettist

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Lived 1837 – 1900 (aged 62). Ludwig Held was a writer, librettist, journalist, critic and lyricist.

Ludwig Held (14 April 1837 – 2 March 1900), resident in Vienna from the 1860s, was a theatre critic and librettist, writing libretti for operettas by Carl Zeller and Franz von Suppé.

Life Held, born in Regensburg, lived in Vienna from the 1860s, where he was secretary of the Theater an der Wien, at that time under the management of Maximilian Steiner. In 1873 he became theatre critic for Neues Wiener Tagblatt.

Held wrote popular farces, and song lyrics for famous actresses including Josefine Gallmeyer and Marie Geistinger. He collaborated with Moritz West to write libretti for operettas by Carl Zeller, including Der Vogelhändler and The Mine Foreman; with Viktor Léon he wrote libretti for operettas by Franz von Suppé.

He continued as a theatre critic until his death in Vienna in 1900.

Family He married in 1870 Adele Ehn (1843–1880); they had four sons, including Hugo Held (1872–1936), an actor and writer, and (1874–1903), a conductor and composer.

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Who was Ludwig Held?

Austrian writer and librettist (1837–1900)

When was Ludwig Held born?

Ludwig Held was born on 14 April 1837 in Regensburg.

When did Ludwig Held die?

Ludwig Held died on 2 March 1900 in Vienna.

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Ludwig Held was a writer, librettist, journalist, critic and lyricist.

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· Wikipedia: Ludwig Held

· Wikidata: Q1874528

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