Carmen Ottner

Carmen Ottner (born in the 20th-century in Vienna[1]) is an Austrian musicologist, Theatre studies and General Secretary of the Franz Schmidt association.

Ottner was born as the daughter of trombonist Franz Bahner ([Vienna Philharmonic]).

She wrote her dissertation on Das Wort-Toneproblem in den Klavierlieder Wilhelm Kienzls and received her doctorate in 1974.

Ottner is also managing director of the Austrian Society for Music and was a member of the editorial board of the Österreichische Musikzeitschrift.

Ottner is also the editor of Studien zu Franz Schmidt, a multi-volume musicological series.