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Stefan Haag OBE (1925 - 25 December 1986) was an Austrian-Australian singer; opera, theatre and television director and producer; lighting and set designer; and arts administrator. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. He was described as a “complete man of the theatre”.

He was born in Vienna. As a child he sang with the the Vienna Boys Choir and Vienna Mozart Boys Choir. The Vienna Boys' Choir (Wiener Sängerknaben is a Choir of trebles and Altos based in Vienna. The choir found itself stranded in Australia at the outbreak of World War II in 1939, and he decided to stay. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He sang baritone roles with the National Opera Theatre (possibly under the name Louis Waters) and later became a producer for the National Theatre Movement (1948-50). In 1950 he returned to Europe on a Victorian government scholarship to study arts production.

In 1956 Stefan Haag became production director of the newly-formed Elizabethan Theatre Trust Opera Company, the forerunner of Opera Australia. Opera Australia which is based in Sydney, is Australia 's major Opera company In 1957 he directed its production of Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffman. From 1960 to 1962 he was opera company’s artistic director. From 1963 to 1969 he was Executive Director of the Elizabethan Theatre Trust.

He later worked as a television and theatre producer and was artistic director of several arts festivals. He promoted successful productions such as Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar and promoted Aboriginal theatre. Hair The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a Rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt Jesus Christ Superstar is a Rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. This is an article about a class of people as identified and defined within Australian law He was also a director of the New Zealand Drama Council summer school.

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1968 for his development of the performing arts. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.

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