Peter Dannenberg (21 May 1930 – 9 March 2015) was a German

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, music writer and

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Life

Danneneberg was born in

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

. After studying in Kiel and Freiburg in Br., Dannenberg was a feature editor in Kiel. From 1969 he then became editor-in-chief and music critic in charge of ''

Die Welt (, ) is a German national daily newspaper, published as a broadsheet by Axel Springer SE. is the flagship newspaper of the Axel Springer publishing group and it is considered a newspaper of record in Germany. Its leading competitors are the ...

''; from 1974 he held the same position at the ''

Stuttgarter Zeitung The () is a German language, German-language daily newspaper (except Sundays) edited in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with a run of about 200,000 sold copies daily. History and profile It was first edited on 18 September 1945, just ...

''. He was a permanent contributor to most German radio stations, the magazine ''

Opernwelt ''Opernwelt'' (''Opera World'') is a monthly German magazine for opera, operetta and ballet. It includes news about current performances, portraits of composers and performers, articles about opera houses, performance spaces, and contemporary and ...

'' and other periodicals. From 1977 to 1986 he worked under the artistic direction of

Christoph von Dohnányi Christoph von Dohnányi (; born 8 September 1929) is a German conducting, conductor. Biography Youth and World War II Dohnányi was born in Berlin, Germany to Hans von Dohnanyi, a German jurist of Hungarian ancestry, and Christine von Dohnan ...

as chief dramaturg of the

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and at the same time director of the experimental stage of Opera Stabile with numerous world premieres in opera and concert, and also by

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and

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. From 1987 to 1990 he was deputy

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of the

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, from 1990 to 1995 general director of the Stages of the State Capital Kiel and from 1995 to 2004 finally

of the

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. From 1989 Dannenberg was chairman for life of the Alexander Zemlinsky Fund at the

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in Vienna. From 1990 to 1997 he was deputy chairman of the . Dannenberg died after a long illness in the night of 10 March 2015 at the age of 84 years in

Kronshagen Kronshagen is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 23 km southeast of Eckernförde, and 3 km west of Kiel Kiel ( ; ) is the capital and most populous ...

, Schleswig-Holstein.

Awards

* 2000

Biermann-Ratjen-Medaille The Biermann-Ratjen-Medaille (Biermann Ratjen Medal) is an award of the City of Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1978 by the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg to commemorate the achievements of the previous senator of culture Han ...

of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg for services to art and culture in Hamburg * 2003

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria, Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian Decoration for Science a ...

I. classe

Publications

* ''Das kleine Schumann-Buch''. Salzburg, 1979, and Hamburg, 1983. * ''Gaukler und Primadonnen. Vom Ballhaus zum Stadttheater im alten Kiel.'' Hamburg, o. J. * ''Helden und Chargen. Zwischen den Kriegen – Dreißig Jahre Theater in Kiel.'' Hamburg, o. J. * Edited together with Max W. Busch: ''Die Hamburgische Staatsoper.'' 2 volumes. Volume I: 1678 bis 1945 Bürgeroper-Stadt-Theater-Staatsoper. Volume II: 1945 bis 1988. Nachkrieg und Gegenwart. Zürich, 1988/89. * ''Immer wenn es Abend wird. Dreihundert Jahre Theater in Kiel.'' Hamburg, 1983. * Extensive contribution to ''Halte fest, was Dir von allem übrigblieb''.''Halte fest, was Dir von allem übrigblieb''
on WorldCat 100 Jahre Theater am Kleinen Kiel. Edited by Ole Hruschka. Kiel, 2007. * Contribution to ''Das Schöne, das Schreckliche am Theater ist seine Vergänglichkeit'' in ''OFFEN SEIN ZU – HÖREN. Der Dirigent Christoph von Dohnányi''. Published by Klaus Schultz. Hamburg, 2010.

External links

Nachruf auf der Homepage des NDR dated 10 March 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dannenberg, Peter German opera directors 20th-century German musicologists 21st-century German musicologists German opera managers Stuttgarter Zeitung people Die Welt editors Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class 1930 births 2015 deaths People from Potsdam