Kattnigg, Rudolf#
Kattnigg, Rudolf, b. Treffen (Carinthia), April 9, 1895, d. Klagenfurt (Carinthia), Sept. 2, 1955, composer and conductor. From 1921 teacher at the College of Music in Vienna, 1928-1934 director of the conservatory and conductor of symphony and choral concerts in Innsbruck. Composer of sophisticated light music.
Works#
operettas: Kaiserin Katharina, 1935; Prinz von Thule, 1935; Balkanliebe, 1936; Bel ami, 1949. - Operas, ballets, symphonies, orchestral and choral works, film music, adaptation of K. Zeller's posthumous operetta "Die Rose vom Woerthersee".Literature#
NDB.