- Leopold Ludwig was born on January 12, 1908 in Witkowitz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Vitkovice, Czech Republic]. He is known for Der Freischütz (1968), Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1971) and The Killing (2007). He died on April 24, 1979 in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Austrian conductor and pianist, he became music director of the Oldenburg Staatsoper in 1936 and was appointed principal conductor of the Vienna Staatsoper in 1939 and principal conductor of the Berlin Städtische Oper in 1943. Famous as Generalmusikdirektor of the Hamburg Staatsoper (1950-1971). Best known for his operatic work, he also conducted leading orchestras in London, Paris, and Amsterdam, and made an early LP recording of Gustav Mahler's Ninth Symphony.
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