Werner Rackwitz
Opera director and politician
About Werner Rackwitz
Lived 1929 – 2014 (aged 84). Werner Rackwitz was a German politician, theatre director, university teacher, musicologist, opera director and director.
Werner Rackwitz (3 December 1929 – 14 March 2014) was a German opera director and politician. From 1963 to 1969, he was the Head of Music at the Ministry of Culture of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and from 1969 to 1981 he was the Deputy Minister of Culture. He was born in Breslau, Weimar Republic (now Wrocław, Poland).
Rackwitz died after a short illness on 14 March 2014 in Berlin, Germany; he was 84 years old.
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Who was Werner Rackwitz?
Opera director and politician (1929-2014)
When was Werner Rackwitz born?
Werner Rackwitz was born on 3 December 1929 in Wrocław.
When did Werner Rackwitz die?
Werner Rackwitz died on 14 March 2014 in Berlin.
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Werner Rackwitz was a politician, theatre director, university teacher, musicologist, opera director and director.
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Werner Rackwitz was German.
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