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Eckehard Mayer (born 1946) is a German composer.^[1]

Career

Born in Hainsberg, Mayer was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor from 1957 to 1965. He then studied music in Leipzig. From 1970 to 1982 he worked at various theatres as repétiteur and conductor (among others at the Volkstheater Rostock, and the Semperoper). From 1982 to 2011 he worked at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden as a composer, conductor and pianist, with interruptions as director of acting music. He was awarded the Carl Maria von Weber Prize for composition in 1976 and 1984. His opera Sansibar was premiered at the Schwetzingen Festival in 1994.^[1]

Mayer lives in Dresden and has also been a writer since 2002.^{[citation needed]}

Stage works

Ballade für Nico und Maria, 1978, chamber opera after M. Richter
Die Weise von Liebe und Tod, (see The Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke) 1984, ballet after Rainer Maria Rilke
Der goldene Topf, 1989, opera after E.T.A. Hoffmann, Semperoper Dresden
Sansibar, 1994, opera after Alfred Andersch, Schwetzingen Festival / Bavarian State Opera
Das Treffen in Teltge, 2000, opera after Gunther Grass, premiered on 6 March 2005 Theater Dortmund
Passage, 2005, opera after C. Hein, premiered on 4 Mai 2006 Landesbühnen Sachsen, Synagoge Dresden

Writing

3 volumes of poetry, 2 diaries, 2 novels (2013 Ab jetzt ist es spät;^[2] 2016 Die Nähe Roman,^[3] 2 Erzählungen (2017 Der Spaziergang / Nach Rosmersholm^[4] have been published by Verlag Janos Stekovics [de].

References

^ ^a ^b Eckhard Roelcke: Schwetzingen: "Sansibar" von Eckehard Mayer: Oper, fernsehtauglich Die Zeit 22 April 1994, retrieved 13 May 2019
^ Ab jetzt ist es spät on WorldCat
^ Die Nähe Roman on WorldCat
^ 2 Erzählungen (2017 Der Spaziergang / Nach Rosmersholm on WorldCat)

External links

Literature by and about Eckehard Mayer in the German National Library catalogue
Eckehard Mayer discography at Discogs

[Roelcke-1] Eckhard Roelcke: Schwetzingen: "Sansibar" von Eckehard Mayer: Oper, fernsehtauglich Die Zeit 22 April 1994, retrieved 13 May 2019

[2] Ab jetzt ist es spät on WorldCat

[3] Die Nähe Roman on WorldCat

[4] 2 Erzählungen (2017 Der Spaziergang / Nach Rosmersholm on WorldCat)

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-'''Eckehard Mayer''' (born 1946) is a German composer.<ref>[http://www.zeit.de/1994/17/oper-fernsehtauglich ''Die Zeit'' 22. April 1994] retrieved 13 May 2019</ref>
+'''Eckehard Mayer''' (born 1946) is a German composer.<ref name="Roelcke">Eckhard Roelcke: [http://www.zeit.de/1994/17/oper-fernsehtauglich Schwetzingen: "Sansibar" von Eckehard Mayer: Oper, fernsehtauglich] ''[[Die Zeit]]'' 22 April 1994, retrieved 13 May 2019</ref>
-== Leben und Werk ==
+== Career ==
-Born in [[Hainsberg (Freital)|Hainsberg]], Mayer was a member of the [[Dresdner Kreuzchor]] from 1957 to 1965. He then studied music in Leipzig.  From 1970 to 1982 he worked at various theatres as [[repétiteur]] and [[conducting|conductor]] (among others at the [[Volkstheater Rostock]], and the [[Semperoper]]). From 1982 to 2011 he worked at the [[Staatsschauspiel Dresden]] as a composer, conductor and pianist, with interruptions as director of acting music. He was awarded the [[Carl Maria von Weber]] Prize for Composition in 1976 and 1984. Mayer lives in Dresden and has also been a writer since 2002.{{cn|date=May 2019}}
+Born in [[Hainsberg (Freital)|Hainsberg]], Mayer was a member of the [[Dresdner Kreuzchor]] from 1957 to 1965. He then studied music in Leipzig.  From 1970 to 1982 he worked at various theatres as [[repétiteur]] and [[conducting|conductor]] (among others at the [[Volkstheater Rostock]], and the [[Semperoper]]). From 1982 to 2011 he worked at the [[Staatsschauspiel Dresden]] as a composer, conductor and pianist, with interruptions as director of acting music. He was awarded the [[Carl Maria von Weber]] Prize for composition in 1976 and 1984. His opera ''Sansibar'' was premiered at the [[Schwetzingen Festival]] in 1994.<ref name="Roelcke" />
+Mayer lives in Dresden and has also been a writer since 2002.{{cn|date=May 2019}}
-== Stage works (selection) ==
+== Stage works ==
 * ''Ballade für Nico und Maria'', 1978, [[chamber opera]] after [[Max Richter|M. Richter]]
 * ''Die Weise von Liebe und Tod'', (see ''[[The Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke]]'') 1984, [[ballet]] after [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]
-* ''Der goldene Topf'', (see ''[[The Golden Pot]]'') 1989, opera after [[E.T.A. Hoffmann]], [[Semperoper]] Dresden
+* ''Der goldene Topf'', 1989, opera after [[E.T.A. Hoffmann]], [[Semperoper]] Dresden
-* ''Sansibar'', 1994, opera after [[Alfred Andersch]], [[Schwetzinger Festspiele]]/ [[Bayerische Staatsoper]]
+* ''Sansibar'', 1994, opera after [[Alfred Andersch]], [[Schwetzingen Festival]] / [[Bavarian State Opera]]
-* ''Das Treffen in Teltge'', (See ''[[The Meeting at Telgte]]'') 2000, opera after [[Gunther Grass]], premiered on 6 March 2005 [[Theater Dortmund]]
+* ''Das Treffen in Teltge'', 2000, opera after [[Gunther Grass]], premiered on 6 March 2005 [[Theater Dortmund]]
 * ''Passage'', 2005, opera after [[Christoph Hein|C. Hein]], premiered on 4 Mai 2006 Landesbühnen Sachsen, Synagoge Dresden
-== Writer activity ==
+== Writing ==
 volumes of poetry, 2 diaries, 2 novels (2013 ''Ab jetzt ist es spät'';<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/ab-jetzt-ist-es-spat-roman/oclc/865733701 ''Ab jetzt ist es spät''] on WorldCat</ref> 2016 ''Die Nähe Roman'',<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/nahe-roman/oclc/952415487&referer=brief_results'' ''Die Nähe Roman''] on WorldCat</ref> 2 Erzählungen (2017 ''Der Spaziergang / Nach Rosmersholm''<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/title/spaziergang-nach-rosmersholm-zwei-erzhlungen/oclc/1066286541&referer=brief_results 2 Erzählungen (2017 ''Der Spaziergang / Nach Rosmersholm''] on WorldCat)</ref> have been published by {{Ill|Verlag Janos Stekovics|de}}.

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