Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1960.

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Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1960.

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Concerns the manuscript for Gustav Mahler's "Ich atme einen linden Duft" (one of his Rückert-Lieder), with a dedication by Alma Mahler; the song was possibly to be performed at the festival, or the manuscript exhibited. For other correspondence from Hilbert, see under: Hilbert, Egon.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Hilbert, Egon

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Hilbert was an Austrian civil servant who had been interned in Dachau concentration camp from 1938 to 1945; from 1946 to 1953 he was head of the Federal Theater Administration (Bundestheaterverwaltung), which oversaw the Vienna State Opera. Hilbert was credited with having brought the opera house back up to a performance level of high quality. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1948. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863456 ...

Wiener Festwochen

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Hilbert was the director of the Wiener Festwochen (annual international festival held in Vienna) from 1959 to 1963. From 1946 to 1953 he had been head of the Austrian federal theater administration, which oversaw the Vienna State Opera. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1960. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864804 ...