- Hans Gregor
Hans Gregor (
14 April 1866 ,Dresden –13 August 1945 ,Wernigerode ) was a German actor and arts administrator.Gregor directed several German-language theaters, including in Barmen-Elberfeld from 1898 to 1905. In Berlin, he led the Komische Oper as its director from 1905 to 1911. Gregor was noted as initiating the trend in opera productions where the stage director began to assert greater influence compared to the previous dominance of opera singers. [Cowden, Robert H., "Acting and Directing in the Lyric Theater: An Annotated Checklist" (March 1974). "Notes" (2nd Ser.), 30 (3): pp. 449-459.] In addition, the company provided a more naturalistic style of opera productions. [Shaffer, Peter, "Book Guide Die Komische Oper, Berlin, 1947-54" (Winter, 1955-1956). "Tempo" (New Ser.), 38: pp. 29-32.] He presided over several notable productions, including 19 premieres.
From 1910 to 1918, he led the
Vienna State Opera . [Black, Leo, "Up Schmidt Creek" (June 1993). "The Musical Times", 134 (1804): pp. 329-331.] [Giger, Andreas, "Tradition in Post World-War-I Vienna: The Role of the Vienna State Opera from 1919-1924" (December 1997). "International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music", 28 (2): pp. 189-211.] There, he presided over such productions as the first Vienna performances of "Der Rosenkavalier ".Gregor wrote an autobiographical volume of recollections, "Die Welt der Oper - Die Oper der Welt". [Klein, Herman, "Book Reviews: "Die Welt der Oper - Die Oper der Welt" (October 1932). "Music & Letters", 13 (4): pp. 439-440.]
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*cite web | author=Kommission für Musikforschung | title=Gregor, Hans | url=http://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/musik_G/Gregor_Hans.xml | work=Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon | publisher=Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften | date=2006 | accessdate=2007-09-15
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