- Rudolf Moralt
Rudolf Moralt (
February 26 ,1902 -December 16 ,1958 ) was a German conductor, particularly associated withMozart and the German repertory.Born in
Munich , he studied there with Walter Courvoisier and August Schmid-Lindner, and was engaged as arépétiteur at theMunich State Opera underBruno Walter andHans Knappertsbusch from 1919 until 1923.He was conductor at the opera house of
Kaiserslautern (1923-28) and musical director of the opera house inBrno (1932-34). He also worked inBraunschweig andGraz before being appointed chief conductor at theVienna State Opera in 1940 until his death.A reliable, unaffected and deeply sympathetic conductor, Moralt was responsible for a high standard of repertory performances in Vienna for almost twenty years. Though overshadowed by the more famous conductors of his time, he nevertheless achieved many notable performances, especially of works by Mozart,
Wagner , Strauss,Pfitzner .He appeared frequently at the
Salzburg Festival , and as guest in many other European cities and in South America. His records include a notable "Don Giovanni " and "Salome".He died in
Vienna , aged 56.ources
* "Grove Music Online", Gerhard Brunner, May 2008.
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