anniversary of the death - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2003 - 175 Euro Cent

GD Monika Lindner to Marcel Prawy: Marcel Prawy once said: "I think as you get older, you have to make life harder every day, and you always have to look: Is there still a hurdle to skip?" He worked according to this maxim until his death. In his calendar until the end of the appointments and also in the ORF a number of new projects was planned. Umberto Giordano's opera "André Chénier" would have been the subject of the next program, which can no longer be completed. Prawy was one of the most important cultural institutions and cultural mediators in Austria. In numerous television programs, the legendary "opera leader of the nation" has inimitably introduced millions to the world of opera, operetta and musical, proving himself to be an educationalist in the best sense of the word. Be it as chief dramaturge of the Volksoper and the Vienna State Opera, as a designer of television and radio broadcasts or as an author. Many let themselves be carried away by his love and passion for music. The cultivated country Austria and also the ORF will always be indebted to Marcel Prawy. And the "Marcel Prawy Memorial Stamp" will also help to honor his memory. She honors a man who has made a name for himself in popularizing so-called serious music like no other. The block edition is based on a photograph by Alexander Zeininger.