Peter Turrini
Peter Turrini (born 26 September 1944 in St Margarethen im Lavanttal, Carinthia) is an Austrian playwright known for his socio-critical work and earlier folk-dramas. Turrini has been writing since 1971, when his play Rozznjogd premiered at the Volkstheater, Vienna. A versatile author, he has written plays, screenplays, poems, and essays.
Peter Turrini
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- 1944.
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- Austria.
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- poet, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, writer, actor and librettist.
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Peter Turrini (born 26 September 1944 in St Margarethen im Lavanttal, Carinthia) is an Austrian playwright known for his socio-critical work and earlier folk-dramas. Turrini has been writing since 1971, when his play Rozznjogd premiered at the Volkstheater, Vienna. A versatile author, he has written plays, screenplays, poems, and essays.
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Rather than presenting an authentic picture of reality, in Turrini's understanding it is the function of the theatre to exaggerate and, by doing so, to raise the consciousness of the public. He lives in Vienna and Retz, Lower Austria.
Rozznjogd (1971) Sauschlachten (1972) Kindsmord (1973) Josef und Maria (1980; revised version, 1999) Die Bürger (1981) Die Minderleister (1988) Tod und Teufel (1990) Alpenglühen (1993) Die Schlacht um Wien (1995) Tod und Teufel (1999) (opera, with music by Gerd Kühr) Die Eröffnung (2000) Ich liebe dieses Land (2001) Der Riese vom Steinfeld (2002) (opera, with music by Friedrich Cerha) Bei Einbruch der Dunkelheit (2005) Jedem das Seine (co-authored with Silke Hassler) (2007)
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1944
Peter Turrini born at Sankt Margarethen im Lavanttal.
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- “Peter Turrini”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- "I Am Too Many People." Peter Turrini: Playwright, Poet, Essayist, The German Quarterly, 1999
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- 1.Die Hörfunkkritik: Zwei Enttäuschungen. 1971-02-18. oben rechts.
- 2.Turrini-Weltpremiere bei Raimundspielen. ORF.at. 2023-02-03.
- 3.Die nächsten Premieren beim Theaterfest Niederösterreich. ots.at. 2023-07-10.
- 4.Bis nächsten Freitag. josefstadt.org.
- 5.Ewald Baringer/APA. Erfolgreiche Uraufführung: Turrinis Schubert-Stück in Perchtoldsdorf. Kleine Zeitung. 2025-06-28.
- 6.Rizzipreis für Peter Turrini. orf.at, 25. November 2014, abgerufen am 31. Jänner 2015.
- 7.Literatur-Landeskulturpreis für Peter Turrini orf.at, 14. Dezember 2017, abgerufen am 14. Dezember 2017.
- 8.Axel-Corti-Preis 2023 geht an Peter Turrini orf.at, 19. April 2023, abgerufen am 19. April 2023.
- 9.Gerhard Pulsinger. Zur Einweihung der Peter-Turrini-Volksschule kam zahlreiche Prominenz. Kleine Zeitung. 2026-01-23.
- 10.Gerfried Ambrosch. Peter Turrini: „Freue mich sehr, dass die Schule meinen Namen trägt“. Kleine Zeitung. 2026-01-23.
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"I Am Too Many People." Peter Turrini: Playwright, Poet, Essayist, The German Quarterly, 1999Crossref registry
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