Kaiser von Atlantis, oder Die Tod-Verweigerung, Der

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Kaiser von Atlantis, oder Die Tod-Verweigerung, Der (The Emperor of Atlantis, or The Refusal to Die). Legend in 4 scenes, Op.49, by Ullmann to lib. by Peter Kien. Comp. 1943 in concentration camp of Theresienstadt (Terezin), where rehearsals were held in 1944. Prod. Amsterdam 1975, S. Francisco 1977, London 1985.