- Stefan Haag
Stefan Haag OBE (
1925 -25 December 1986 ) was anAustria n-Australia n singer; opera, theatre and television director and producer; lighting and set designer; and arts administrator. He was described as a “complete man of the theatre”.He was born in Vienna. As a child he sang with the the
Vienna Boys Choir and Vienna Mozart Boys Choir. The choir found itself stranded in Australia at the outbreak ofWorld War II in 1939, and he decided to stay. He sang baritone roles with the National Opera Theatre (possibly under the name Louis Waters) and later became a producer for the National Theatre Movement (1948-50). In 1950 he returned to Europe on a Victorian government scholarship to study arts production.In 1956 Stefan Haag became production director of the newly-formed Elizabethan Theatre Trust Opera Company, the forerunner of
Opera Australia . In 1957 he directed its production ofOffenbach ’s "The Tales of Hoffman ". From 1960 to 1962 he was opera company’s artistic director. From 1963 to 1969 he was Executive Director of the Elizabethan Theatre Trust.He later worked as a television and theatre producer and was artistic director of several arts festivals. He promoted successful productions such as "Hair" and "
Jesus Christ Superstar " and promoted Aboriginal theatre. He was also a director of theNew Zealand Drama Council summer school.He was appointed an Officer of the
Order of the British Empire in 1968 for his development of the performing arts.External links
* http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an4287492
* http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/sydney_journal/article/viewFile/666/696
* http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/T/Theatre/SectionIiDramaticSocieties/en
* [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ELACebeQEgcC&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=stefan+haag+1925&source=web&ots=aavMLpz1ZU&sig=rZhsr8vIWdTwaZfolYikFM16MyI&hl=en The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia]
* [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1106868&search_type=advanced&showInd=true It’s an Honour: OBE]
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