(1943-11-09) 9 November 1943 (age 80) Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Nazi Germany
Genres
Musical theatre, pop music, books
Occupation(s)
Librettist, songwriter, author
Years active
1965–present
Website
http://michaelkunze.info/
Musical artist
Michael Rolf Kunze (born 9 November 1943, in Prague) is a foremost German musical theater lyricist and librettist.
He is best known for the hit musicals Elisabeth (1992), Tanz der Vampire (1996), Mozart! (1999), Marie Antoinette (2006), and Rebecca (2006).
He has also written the lyrics for a number of hit songs (under the pseudonym Stephan Prager), including the number one Billboard hit "Fly, Robin, Fly" (1976), and was one of the top 1970s record producers, producing songs for musical acts Silver Convention, Penny McLean, and Sister Sledge.[1] Kunze has won a Grammy Award, ECHO Lifetime Award and holds 79 Gold and Platinum records.
^"Culture, Nature and Beer", Billboard, pp. 65–66, 6 June 1998
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