Eugen Engel
Eugen Engel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1875 |
| Died | 26 March 1943 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Composer |
Eugen Engel (1875–1943) was a composer murdered during the Holocaust.[1]
Engel was born on 19 September 1875 in Widminnen, East Prussia – today Wydminy in the Warmia-Masuria Voivodship of Poland.[1] He was killed in Sobibór extermination camp on 26 March 1943, at the age of 67.
His opera Grete Minde was first performed in 2022 at the Theater Magdeburg in Germany.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "The Life of Eugen Engel and His Opera "Grete Minde"". Music and the Holocaust. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ Kate Connolly (14 February 2022). "Holocaust victim's opera stored for years in trunk gets premiere at last". the Guardian. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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