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Kleiber was born in Vienna . He studied in Prague and in 1923 , after conducting a stirring performance of Beethoven's 'Fidelio' at the Berlin State Opera , became its music director. He was known for his interpretations of the standard symphonic and operatic repertoire, as well as for championing new works. In 1925 , for example, he conducted the premiere of Alban Berg 's Opera , '' Wozzeck ''. Later, when Berg's second opera '' Lulu '' was branded ''Entartete Musik'' (degenerate music) by the ruling Nazi Party , he resigned from his post at the Berlin Opera in protest. He later moved to Buenos Aires where he worked at the Colon Theater , becoming its music director. Here he specialized in the German operatic repertoire, particularly the works of Wagner. Through the prestige of his name he was able to attract such luminaries to the Colon as Emanuel List, Kirsten Flagstad and Set Svanholm. Some of his performances from this period have been available on CDs of varying quality, depending upon the conditions under which the original recordings were made. He took Argentinian citizenship in 1938 . After World War II he was offered his old position at the Berlin State Opera, which was now in the Russian zone of the city, but after discovering that the Communists were no more to his taste than the Nazis had been, he resigned without having conducted a single performance. He became a roving guest conductor, never again having any permanent post. Erich Kleiber was the father of Carlos Kleiber , himself a well known conductor. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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