- Stefan Wurz
Stefan Wurz (born October 24, 1964 in
Karlsruhe ,Germany ) is a Germancomposer who specialises in musical theatre.Biography
Having trained as a classical pianist as well as being a keyboarder and songwriter for various rock bands in his youth, Stefan Wurz studied musicology and composition at Karlsruhe University, where he also published a thesis on "
femmes fatales " in music theatre.Wurz was the first composer to set the
Aldous Huxley classic "Brave New World " to music in 1994. In 2003, he was commissioned by Czech producerDaniel Landa to create "Rockquiem ", a rock and dance spectacle based onMozart's Requiem , which premiered inPrague andBolzano and was subsequently produced in several European countries.Current projects include "The Virtual Mirror", a collaboration with German games creator Wolfgang Walk and American writer Mark Barrett.Compositions
Musical Theatre
* 2008: "The Virtual Mirror" – Rock ’n’ Games Cross Over Opera (WIP)
* 2007: "Trurls Elektrobarde" based onStanislaw Lem
* 2006: "Helle Nächte" – romantic musical based onFyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky 's "White Nights"
* 2003: "Da Capo al Fine – a Splatter Opera"
* 2003: "Rockquiem – based on W. A.Mozart"
* 1994: "Schöne neue Welt" – rock musical based on Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World "
* 1993: "Alice" – rock musical afterLewis Carroll Miscellaneous
* 2004 "Tenorissimo" – 4 compositions and arrangements for Saimir Pirgu
* 2004 "Martes Martes" – miniature animated film opera
* 2004 "Heile Welt" – short film by Klemens Brysch – film score
* 2002: "Heaven Fears Freedom" – animated film by Chrysis Lengen - film score
* 1997: "Spieler (Gambler)" – animated film by Jan Schönfelder – film score
* 1992: "Rilke-Lieder" – Seven Poems byRainer Maria Rilke External links
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=360691755 Virtual Mirror on myspace]
* [http://hellenaechte.de Helle Nächte official website] (in German)
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