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Joseph Sonnleithner

Austrian librettist · Writers · Lived 1766 to 1835 · aged 69

Joseph Ferdinand Sonnleithner was an Austrian court agent, councillor, librettist, theater director, and archivist. He was the son of Christoph Sonnleithner, brother of Ignaz von Sonnleithner and uncle of Franz Grillparzer and Leopold von Sonnleithner.

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He was a personal friend of Ludwig van Beethoven, and he wrote numerous librettos, among them, Beethoven's stage opera Fidelio, Faniska by Luigi Cherubini and Agnes Sorel by Adalbert Gyrowetz.

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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1766 to 1835 · aged 69

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