Erich Wolfgang Korngold
(born Moravia 29 May 1897; died Los Angeles 29 November 1957)

Die tote Stadt (The City of the Dead) is widely known as a peak of Korngold’s classical career, composed at the age of 23. With a libretto co-authored with his father, Die tote Stadt is an adaptation of the novella Bruges la Morte by Georges Rodenbach. More information can be found in our Introduction to The Dead City.