# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/friedrich-cerha
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:44:36.643Z

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name: "Friedrich Cerha"
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description: "Friedrich Cerha was an Austrian composer, conductor, and academic teacher. His ensemble die reihe in Vienna was instrumental in spreading contemporary music in Austria. Cerha composed three literary operas, beginning with Baal, based on Brecht's play, which was premiered at the Salzburg Festival in 1981. He is best known for completing Alban Berg's opera Lulu by orchestrating its unfinished third act, which premiered in Paris in 1979."
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birthDate: "1926-02-17"
deathDate: "2023-02-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump