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Stefan Zweig

Date of Death: February 22, 1942 (60)

Birth Place: Vienna, AUSTRIA

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Review: VISIT FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN, Hampstead Theatre

The lights flash on, a writer stumbles into his scantly decorated flat. A woman follows, champagne on her breath, flirtatious glances smuggled between them. It’s late at night and the inevitability of retiring to the bedroom looms. But it is not what it seems.
Interview: Isabelle Georges Explores the French Repertoire in OH LÀ LÀ! at 54 Below

French singer Isabelle Georges is returning to New York City with a new show, OH LÀ LÀ, her most intimate yet. The divine performer is playing at 54 Below on Thursday February 22nd at 9:30 pm. BroadwayWorld's Stephen Mosher said watching her is like being 'in the eye of the hurricane, and you will never want to leave.'
BEHIND THE HAYSTACKS, CHESS STORY & More Arrive On Film Movement Plus This January

If your New Year's resolutions include watching more award-winning, internationally-acclaimed festival favorites from around the world, look no further than FILM MOVEMENT PLUS, now available as a channel via Prime Video.
Sir Stephen Hough Premieres His First Piano Concerto With Utah Symphony, January 12 & 13

Celebrated pianist, composer, and writer Sir Stephen Hough, performs the world premiere of his first Piano Concerto, “The World of Yesterday,” with the Utah Symphony conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles on Friday, January 12 and Saturday, January 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City. The program also includes Elgar's Cockaigne (In London Town) and Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 5.
Hampstead Theatre Announces New Spring Season

Spring 2024 will see four world premieres, one UK premiere, and one English language premiere by acclaimed writers including April De Angelis, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Christopher Hampton and Richard Nelson alongside rising playwrights Sarah Power and Richard Molloy.
Mozart's DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Gets Its First New Met Staging In 19 Years From Director Simon McBurney

Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (May 19–June 10), one of opera's most beloved works, receives its first new Met staging in 19 years from acclaimed English director Simon McBurney. In his Met debut, McBurney lets loose a volley of theatrical flourishes, incorporating projections, aerial and sound effects, physical comedy, a hovering platform, and acrobatics to match the spectacle and drama of Mozart's work. Maestro Nathalie Stutzmann—having made her Met debut earlier this season with Don Giovanni—performs Mozart double duty leading both productions running simultaneously. With the pit raised, the Met Orchestra musicians will interact with the cast. Gareth Morrell conducts the May 27 performance.
BEWARE OF PITY Comes to the National Theatre of Prague

Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig comes to The Estates Theatre. The performance is set for Thursday, 30 March.
THE SILENT WOMAN Comes to Munich Opera Festival This Weekend

In his first opera after the death of Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Richard Strauss composed the music to Stefan Zweig’s adaptation of The Silent Woman by Ben Jonson, regarding this work as his only comic opera. 
Strauss's THE SILENT WOMAN Opens At Bard SummerScape

Opening Friday, July 22, Richard Strauss's comic opera, The Silent Woman (“Die Schweigsame Frau”), receives a rare American presentation at Bard SummerScape. Harold Wilson, “a stentorian bass … with impressive focus, carrying power and quiet charisma” (New York Times), heads a strong cast in a new production by Christian Räth, whose SummerScape staging of Das Wunder der Heliane prompted Musical America to declare: “Opera productions don't get much better than this.”
Bard SummerScape Presents THE SILENT WOMAN in July

Since its inception, the annual Bard SummerScape festival has presented a series of stellar revivals of important but neglected operas. This year's immersion in “Rachmaninoff and His World” features The Silent Woman (“Die Schweigsame Frau”), the only true comic opera by Rachmaninoff's close contemporary Richard Strauss.
Bard SummerScape 2022 Announced

 Bard SummerScape will return this year with eight weeks of live dance, theater, music, and opera in New York’s Hudson Valley, June 23–August 14, 2022. SummerScape 2022 presents the world premieres of new commissions in both dance and theater.
The Jewish Museum to Present 'Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art'

The Jewish Museum is presenting a two-part virtual symposium exploring a wide range of subjects related to the exhibition Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art in December 2021.
CARTELERA: Los musicales que puedes ver estas fiestas

En estas fechas tan señaladas, los musicales en cartel ofrecen una amplia gama de planes y regalos.
Berlin's Schaubühne Will Stream UNGEDULD DES HERZENS Today, April 13

Berlin's Schaubühne will stream Ungeduld des Herzens (Beware Of Pity) today at 12:30pm EST.
Review: The BRISK FESTIVAL Brings Ten Minute Plays From Around the World to Hollywood

Christian Rodrigo first professional theater project was as an Assistant Director of John Malkovich in 2003 and 2004 when he directed the play Hysteria in Barcelona and Madrid. The Spanish actor, producer, director and member of The Actors' Gang credits include Snatch (Season 2), No Way Out, Wings and Stevie. Perhaps his most noteworthy artistic creation is The BRISK FESTIVAL, which he created in Los Angeles in 2018 as an international theater Festival that features short plays up to 10 min long, giving all involved the opportunity to experience what makes live theater so special, namely the human interaction between the players on stage and between actors and audience members.
Rising Opera Stars Kick Off Season With Merola Schwabacher Summer Concert

San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the most prestigious and selective opera training programs in the world, commences its 62nd season with a showcase of the program's rising stars in the Schwabacher Summer Concert. A jaded courtesan longing for true love, star-crossed lovers, a comic marriage, a deal with the devil, and brothers separated at birth all take the stage as Merola's talented young artists bring some of opera's most exciting moments to life by performing scenes from La rondine, Lucia di Lammermoor, Die schweigsame Frau, Faust, and Il trovatore.
Shakespeare's Globe Announces Full Programme Of Events For Refugee Week 2019

Shakespeare's Globe is delighted to announce its upcoming programme of events to mark Refugee Week, taking place between 17 and 23 June 2019. Joining the UK-wide celebration of the contribution of refugees to our national community, the Globe will invite refugee artists, performers and audiences to come together and share their own stories of migration and belonging.
BWW Interviews: Silvia Marsó nos habla sobre 24 HORES DE LA VIDA D'UNA DONA

La protagonista y productora del musical basado en la novela de Stefan Zweig que hoy se estrena en Barcelona
Hans Zimmer Receives The Max Steiner Award

Once a year the Vienna Concert Hall (Wiener Konzerthaus) turns into a hot spot for film and music fans, during the annual Hollywood in Vienna gala. This year, Sandra Tomek, the organizer and founder of Hollywood in Vienna invited one of the greatest to Vienna, Hans Zimmer.
STAGE TUBE: 24 HORES DE LA VIDA D'UNA DONA en el Teatre Condal

El espectaculo ganador del Premio del Publico al Mejor Musical de Pequeño Formato llega a Onyric Barcelona a partir del 7 de noviembre

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How many shows has Stefan Zweig written?

Stefan Zweig has written 1 shows including Jeremiah (Playwright).

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