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German opera composer and conductor (1871–1958)

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Born
1871
Died
1958
Works
10

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  • Das war ich!
  • Die Strohwitwe
  • Das war ich
  • Versiegelt
  • Rappelkopf / Richard Batka, music by Leo Blech

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1871-04-21
Active to
1958-08-25

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Leo Blech (21 April 1871 – 25 August 1958) was a German opera composer and conductor who is perhaps most famous for his work at the Königliches Schauspielhaus (later the Berlin State Opera (Staatsoper Unter den Linden) from 1906 to 1937, and later as the conductor of Berlin's Städtische Oper from 1949 to 1953. Blech was known for his reliable, clear, and elegant performances, especially of works by Wagner, Verdi, and Bizet's Carmen (which he conducted over 600 times), and for his sensitivity as

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5 total works indexed

  1. Random Forests

    · 2001 · cited 111,828x

  2. The ERA5 global reanalysis

    · 2020 · cited 22,827x

  3. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    · 2020 · cited 15,396x

  4. Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy

    · 2013 · cited 13,144x

  5. Bagging predictors

    · 1996 · cited 13,104x

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date of birth
1871-04-21
date of death
1958-08-24
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Leo Blech
name in native language
Leo Blech
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Works in European collections

35 objects attributed to Leo Blech, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Tannhäuser: O du mein holder Tstern (Song at the Evening Star)/(Wagner)

Tannhäuser: O du mein holder Tstern (Song at the Evening Star)/(Wagner)

Siegmund is called me and Siegmund is me: (“Walkite”)/(Richard Wagner)

Siegmund is called me and Siegmund is me: (“Walkite”)/(Richard Wagner)

Tannhäuser: View 'I around/(Wagner)

Tannhäuser: View 'I around/(Wagner)

What do you not participate in the oaths? - 1st act “twilight of the gods”; quartet

What do you not participate in the oaths? - 1st act “twilight of the gods”; quartet

German Soldiers: Part II; Act 3, “Die Mastersingers von Nürnberg”/(Wagner)

German Soldiers: Part II; Act 3, “Die Mastersingers von Nürnberg”/(Wagner)

"Don Juan" : Reich' mir die Hand, mein Leben. [Duett Don Giovanni-Zerline, 1. Akt] / [Musik: Wolfgang Amadeus] Mozart

"Don Juan" : Reich' mir die Hand, mein Leben. [Duett Don Giovanni-Zerline, 1. Akt] / [Musik: Wolfgang Amadeus] Mozart

Carmen ; 1. Teil Duett ; 2. Teil Terzett (mit Lied der Carmen) (weiterer Vorlagentitel)

Carmen ; 1. Teil Duett ; 2. Teil Terzett (mit Lied der Carmen) (weiterer Vorlagentitel)

“Bajazzo”: Prolog/(Leoncavallo - Hartmann)

“Bajazzo”: Prolog/(Leoncavallo - Hartmann)

Hagens H, I. Teil (with man-choirs): (“GötterH”)/(Richard Wagner)

Hagens H, I. Teil (with man-choirs): (“GötterH”)/(Richard Wagner)

The sun, she laughed: “Samson and Dalila”; 1st act/music: Saint-Saëns. Text: R. Pohl

The sun, she laughed: “Samson and Dalila”; 1st act/music: Saint-Saëns. Text: R. Pohl

Wotan’s farewell: I. Teil; “Die WalWoe”/(Richard Wagner)

Wotan’s farewell: I. Teil; “Die WalWoe”/(Richard Wagner)

That the one is not my father: “Siegfried”; 2nd act/(R. Wagner)

That the one is not my father: “Siegfried”; 2nd act/(R. Wagner)

Church choir: (“Die Mastersingers von Nürnberg”)/(Richard Wagner)

Church choir: (“Die Mastersingers von Nürnberg”)/(Richard Wagner)

Die Frist ist um : II. Teil; 1. Akt ("Der fliegende Holländer") / [Musik und Text:] (Richard Wagner)

Die Frist ist um : II. Teil; 1. Akt ("Der fliegende Holländer") / [Musik und Text:] (Richard Wagner)

An der schönen blauen Donau / (Johann Strauß)

An der schönen blauen Donau / (Johann Strauß)

Brünnhhilde implores the protection of Fire [Brunhilde asks for the protection of fire]: act 3 (“The Valkyrie”)/(Wagner)

Brünnhhilde implores the protection of Fire [Brunhilde asks for the protection of fire]: act 3 (“The Valkyrie”)/(Wagner)

“The Abduction from the Serail”: Arie: Constantine, Constantine to see you again/(W. A. Mozart)

“The Abduction from the Serail”: Arie: Constantine, Constantine to see you again/(W. A. Mozart)

The deadline is at: I. Teil; 1st Nude (“The Flying Dutchman”)/[Music and Text:] (Richard Wagner)

The deadline is at: I. Teil; 1st Nude (“The Flying Dutchman”)/[Music and Text:] (Richard Wagner)

Overture to the opera “Preciosa”: I. Teil/(Carl Maria von Weber)

Overture to the opera “Preciosa”: I. Teil/(Carl Maria von Weber)

You Saint will be merciful to us: (Fra Diavolo)/Auber

You Saint will be merciful to us: (Fra Diavolo)/Auber

"Die Entführung aus dem Serail" : Nie werd' ich deine Huld verkennen / (Mozart)

"Die Entführung aus dem Serail" : Nie werd' ich deine Huld verkennen / (Mozart)

Finale, Salome (further template title)

Finale, Salome (further template title)

Lohengrin’s farewell: (“Lohengrin”)/(Richard Wagner)

Lohengrin’s farewell: (“Lohengrin”)/(Richard Wagner)

Wotan talks about the ring: “The Walkite,” Act II/Richard Wagner

Wotan talks about the ring: “The Walkite,” Act II/Richard Wagner

FreFreischütz "[Freischütz]: How close I am to Schlummer/(Weber)

FreFreischütz "[Freischütz]: How close I am to Schlummer/(Weber)

Wotan’s farewell: II part; (“Die WalWoe”)/(Richard Wagner)

Wotan’s farewell: II part; (“Die WalWoe”)/(Richard Wagner)

Deine Mutter soll dich im arme Tragen : "Madame Butterfly" 2. Akt / (Puccini)

Deine Mutter soll dich im arme Tragen : "Madame Butterfly" 2. Akt / (Puccini)

Nothung! Nothung! : "Siegfried"; 1. Akt / (R. Wagner)

Nothung! Nothung! : "Siegfried"; 1. Akt / (R. Wagner)

Heil dir, Sonne! : ("Siegfried", III. Akt) / (Richard Wagner)

Heil dir, Sonne! : ("Siegfried", III. Akt) / (Richard Wagner)

Pilgrim choir: III. Nude (“Tannhäuser”)/(Richard Wagner)

Pilgrim choir: III. Nude (“Tannhäuser”)/(Richard Wagner)

The masters do not despise me: I. Teil; (“Die Meisersinger von Nürnberg”)/(Richard Wagner)

The masters do not despise me: I. Teil; (“Die Meisersinger von Nürnberg”)/(Richard Wagner)

Lying monologue, II part: (“Die Mastersingers von Nürnberg”)/(Rich. Wagner)

Lying monologue, II part: (“Die Mastersingers von Nürnberg”)/(Rich. Wagner)

Monolog of the Marschallin: I. Part (Can also remember a girl); II part (Time, she is a strange thing); “Der Rosenkavalier”/(Richard Strauss)

Monolog of the Marschallin: I. Part (Can also remember a girl); II part (Time, she is a strange thing); “Der Rosenkavalier”/(Richard Strauss)

Brunhilde beschwört Wotan : "Die Walküre", III. Akt / Richard Wagner

Brunhilde beschwört Wotan : "Die Walküre", III. Akt / Richard Wagner

German Soldiers: Part I; Act 3, “Die Mastersingers von Nürnberg”/(Wagner)

German Soldiers: Part I; Act 3, “Die Mastersingers von Nürnberg”/(Wagner)

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