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Rudolf Schanzer

Biography

Rudolf (or Rudolph) Schanzer (12 January 1875 – 1944) was an Austrian playwright and journalist. He is primarily known for the numerous operetta librettos that he wrote for composers such as Leo Fall, Jean Gilbert, Emmerich Kálmán, and Ralph Benatzky. He was born in Vienna and died in Italy where he committed suicide after his arrest by the Gestapo.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

319 releases · 79 albums · active 1959–2025

  • Performance · 500
  • Other credits · 38

Studios: Zur letzten Instanz, Berlin · Kingsway Hall · Salle Alcazar, Monte Carlo · Victoria Hall, Geneva

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  • Die Rixdorfer Sänger
  • Hans Albers
  • Anni Frind
  • Johann Strauss
  • Heino
  • Joan Sutherland

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