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Nico Dostal
Nico Dostal (full name: Nikolaus Josef Michael Dostal) (27 November 1895 – 27 October 1981) was an Austrian composer who later specialised in operetta and film music. Life Dostal was born in Korneuburg, Lower Austria, and was the nephew of composer Hermann Dostal. He initially studied law at the University of Vienna, but turned to studying music at the Academy for Church Music in Klosterneuburg, and made a name for himself when his ''Great Mass in D major'' premiered in Linz in 1913. After participating in World War I, Dostal worked as the theatre Kapellmeister in Innsbruck, St. Pölten, Vienna, Chernivtsi and Salzburg, before moving to Berlin in 1924, where he turned his hand to secular music. He worked in music publishing and as a freelance arranger for Oscar Straus, Franz Lehár and Robert Stolz, among others. Whilst working as a Kapellmeister and composer, Dostal wrote the music for the film '' The Emperor's Waltz'' (1933) and enjoyed great success with his first operet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Straus (composer)
Oscar Nathan Straus (6 March 1870 – 11 January 1954) was a Viennese composer of operettas, film scores, and songs. He also wrote about 500 cabaret songs, chamber music, and orchestral and choral works. His original name was actually Strauss, but for professional purposes he deliberately omitted the final 's'. He wished not to be associated with the musical Strauss family of Vienna. However, he did follow the advice of Johann Strauss II in 1898 about abandoning the prospective lure of writing waltzes for the more lucrative business of writing for the theatre. The son of a Jewish ''Jewish Telegraphic Agency''. 13 January 1954 family, he studied music in Berlin under [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manina (opera)
''Manina'' is a 1942 German-language operetta by Nico Dostal to a libretto by Hans Adler and Alexander Lix. It was premiered 28 November 1942 at the Admiralspalast in Berlin.Andrew Lamb ''150 Years of Popular Musical Theatre''- 2000 Page 230, 0300075383 "It was another operetta with a topical plot about the movies that gave success to Nico Dostal (1895-1981), who had for some years ... , Monika (opera) (1939), Die ungarische Hochzeit (The Hungarian Wedding, 1939), and Manina (1942)." Recording Hedi Klug, Peter Minich, Else Rambausek, Fritz Muliar, Orchester des Österreichischen Rundfunks, Rudolf Bibl Rudolf Bibl (4 May 1929 – 27 January 2017) was an Austrian conductor and pianist. Life Born in Vienna, parallel to attending a Gymnasium (Germany), Gymnasium, Bibl studied piano, clarinet, composition at the Wiener Musikakademie and attended ... 1961 References {{Authority control 1942 operas Operas by Nico Dostal Operas German-language operettas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika (opera)
''Monika'' is a 1937 operetta by Nico Dostal to a libretto by Hermann Hermecke. The premiere was 3 October 1937 in Stuttgart.Andrew Lamb ''150 Years of Popular Musical Theatre''- 0300075383 2000 Page 230 "It was another operetta with a topical plot about the movies that gave success to Nico Dostal (1895-1981), who had for some years ... , Monika (1939), Die ungarische Hochzeit (The Hungarian Wedding, 1939), and Manina (1942)." Recording *Selections on ''Nico Dostal dirigiert sein beliebtesten Operetten - Die ungarische Hochzeit, Manina, Clivia, Monika'', Eurodisc LP References 1937 operas Operas by Nico Dostal Operas German-language operettas {{German-opera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prinzessin Nofretete
''Prinzessin Nofretete'' is a 1936 operetta in 2 acts by Nico Dostal to a libretto by Rudolf Köller and the composer. It was premiered at the Cologne Opera The Cologne Opera ( German: Oper der Stadt Köln or Oper Köln) refers both to the main opera house in Cologne, Germany and to its resident opera company. History of the company From the mid 18th century, opera was performed in the city's court .... Recording *Milko Milev, Lilli Wünscher, Angela Mehling, Jeffery Krueger, Musikalische Komödie Leipzig, Stefan Klingele. Rondeau 2017Operetta Research Center 25 November, 2017 Kevin ClarkKismet Meets Operetta: Nico Dostal’s “Prinzessin Nofretete” From Leipzig/ref> References 1936 operas Operas Operas by Nico Dostal German-language operettas {{German-opera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duties of the conductor are to interpret the score in a way which reflects the specific indications in that score, set the tempo, ensure correct entries by ensemble members, and "shape" the phrasing where appropriate. Conductors communicate with their musicians primarily through hand gestures, usually with the aid of a baton, and may use other gestures or signals such as eye contact. A conductor usually supplements their direction with verbal instructions to their musicians in rehearsal. The conductor typically stands on a raised podium with a large music stand for the full score, which contains the musical notation for all the instruments or voices. Since the mid-19th century, most conductors have not played an instrument when conducting, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillie Claus
Lillie Claus-Dostal (1905–2000) was an Austrian lyric coloratura opera and operetta singer. Biography She received a musical education in her youth (vocals, piano, dance school). When she was 16 she entered the Vienna Academy of Music. She debuted as Papagena in Mozart's ''The Magic Flute'' at the Vienna State Opera. After engagements at several theatres, she returned to the Vienna State Opera. There, she heard the composer Nico Dostal was in search a leading singer for his operetta "Clivia". On 23 December 1933, she took part in the premiere in the Berlin theatre on Nollendorfplatz. On 30 November 1934, she sang the 'Lied der Lulu' (part of the five-movement concert suite version of Alban Berg's opera '' Lulu'') at the Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden under Erich Kleiber. In the ensuing period Lillie Claus focused increasingly on operetta. Nico Dostal wrote several of his operettas for her voice. *1933 Clivia (opera)Andrew Lamb - 150 Years of Popular Musical Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opera Singer
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of the Western classical music tradition. Originally understood as an entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include numerous genres, including some that include spoken dialogue such as ''Singspiel'' and ''Opéra comique''. In traditional number opera, singers employ two styles of singi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Ungarische Hochzeit
''Die ungarische Hochzeit'' (''The Hungarian Wedding'') is a 1939 operetta by Nico Dostal to a libretto by Hermann Hermecke. It was premiered 4 February 1939 in Stuttgart.Robert Ignatius Letellier ''Operetta: A Sourcebook, Volume II'' 1443885088 2015 "Other works like Die ungarische Hochzeit, with overt puszta characteristics, inevitably show the influence of Emmerich Kálmán's Magyar colouring, but nonetheless reveal Dostal's fine craftsmanship" Recordings * ''Die ungarische Hochzeit'' – Anny Schlemm, Franz Fehringer, Ruth Zillger, Willy Hofmann, Lissy Niemz, Jürgen Goslar, Hans Schanzara, Herta Talmar, Kurt Großkurth, Walter Gruberth, Paul Bürks, Herbert Hennies, Friedrich Himmelmann, Kölner Rundfunkchor & Kölner Rundfunkorchester, Franz Marszalek Franz Marszalek (born 2 August 1900 in Breslau, Schlesien, Germany (now Wrocław, Silesia, Poland); died 28 October 1975 in Cologne, Germany) was a German conductor and composer, who was a leading figure in operetta. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Vielgeliebte
''Die Vielgeliebte'' is a 1934 operetta by Nico Dostal to a libretto by Franz Maregg and Rudolf Köller. Opera 2003 - Volume 54, Issues 7-12 - Page 1152 "Nico Dostal's Die Vielgeliebte was his second stage work, from 1934, with a Garboesque film-star heroine, Dena Darlo. Her song, the slow tango 'Du nur bist das Gluck meines Lebens' , was composed for the future Frau Dostal, Lillie Claus." Recording *Elfie Mayerhofer, Heinz Hoppe, Hedda Heuser, Harry Friedauer, Kurt Großkurth, Choir of the Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester The Munich Radio Orchestra (German: ''Münchner Rundfunkorchester'') is a German symphony broadcast orchestra based in Munich. It is one of the two orchestras affiliated with the Bavarian Radio (Bayerischer Rundfunk), the other being the Bavaria ..., Werner Schmidt-Boelcke 1958 References Operas 1934 operas Operas by Nico Dostal German-language operettas {{German-opera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clivia (opera)
''Clivia'' is a 1933 operetta by Nico Dostal to a libretto by Charles Amberg. The premiere was 23 December 1933 at the Berlin Theater am Nollendorfplatz. The plot concerns the adventures of a film star, Clivia Gray, in the South American republic of Boliguay and her romance with the Boliguayan president. The premiere featured Lillie Claus, later Dostal's wife, and Walter Jankuhn in the tenor role of the president.Andrew Lamb - 150 Years of Popular Musical Theatre 2000 - Page 230 0300075383 "It was another operetta with a topical plot about the movies that gave success to Nico Dostal (1895-1981), who had for some years pursued a career as a theatre conductor and arranger. Clivia (1933) concerns film star Clivia Gray, who goes to the South American republic of Boliguay to make a movie, becomes involved in various political complexities, and ends up marrying the Boliguayan president. Walter Jankuhn played the tenor role of the president, and Lillie Claus (who later married Dostal) wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
