Paul Burkhard
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Paul Burkhard (21 December 1911 – 6 September 1977) was a Swiss composer. He primarily wrote oratorios, musicals and operettas.[1] The contemporaneous and similarly named Swiss composer Willy Burkhard was no relation to him.
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Works (selection)
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- 1950: Das Feuerwerk (Original: Der schwarze Hecht, 1939) with the hit song O mein Papa
- 1951: Template:Interlanguage link
- 1960: Template:Interlanguage link – Comedy with Music; Oper einer Privatbank, by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
- 1960: Template:Interlanguage link – Christmas play
- 1965: Noah – The story of Noah and the Arc – for children
- 1971: Zäller Oschtere – Passion play
References
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External links
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- O mein Papa – Documentary film about Paul Burkhard, September 2007
- List of stage works
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