Neumann, Franz (František)
Neumann, Franz (František)
Neumann, Franz (František), Czech conductor and composer; b. Prerov, Moravia, June 16, 1874; d. Brno, Feb. 24, 1929. He was a pupil at the Leipzig Cons. He was répétiteur in Karlsruhe and Hamburg, then conductor in Regensburg, Linz, and Reichenberg. In 1904 he became second conductor in Frankfurt am Main, being subsequently named first conductor (1919) and director (1925) of the Brno National Opera. He composed the operas Die Brautwerbung (Linz, 1901), Liebelei (Frankfurt am Main, Sept. 18, 1910), Herbststurm (Berlin, April 9, 1919), Beatrice Caracci (Brno, April 29, 1922; in Czech), and Leyer und Schwert (pubi. 1901; not produced), as well as 2 ballets, men’s choruses, etc.
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