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Ralph Benatzky (5 June 1884 – 16 October 1957), born in Mährisch Budwitz ( Moravské Budějovice) as Rudolph Franz rantišekJosef Benatzky, was an Austrian composer of
* ''Laridon'' (1911)
* ''Cherchez la femme'' (1911)
* ''Der lachende Dreibund'' (1913)
* ''Anno 14'' (1914)
* ''Prinzchens Frühlingserwachen'' (1914)
* ''Liebe im Schnee'' (1916)
* ''Die tanzende Maske'' (1918)
* ''Die Verliebten'' (1919)
* ''Apachen'' (1920)
* ''Ein Märchen aus Florenz'' (1923)
* '' Casanova'', with music by Johann Strauss II (1928)
* ' (1929)
* '' Im weißen Rößl'' (1930)
* '' Meine Schwester und ich'' (1930)
* ''Zur goldenen Liebe'' (1931)
* ''Zirkus Aimée'' (1932)
* ''Büxl'' (1932)
* '' Bezauberndes Fräulein'' (1933)
* ''Reichste Mann der Welt'' (1935)
* ''Der König mit dem Regenschirm'' (1935)
* ' (1936)
* ''Majetät – Privat'' (1937)
* ''Herzen im Schnee'' (1937)
* ''Der Silberhof'' (1941)
Ralph Benatzky (5 June 1884 – 16 October 1957), born in Mährisch Budwitz ( Moravské Budějovice) as Rudolph Franz rantišekJosef Benatzky, was an Austrian composer of Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The m ...
n origin. He composed opera
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 libr ...
s and operettas, such as '' Casanova'' (1928)'', Die drei Musketiere'' (1929), '' Im weißen Rössl'' (1930) and '' Meine Schwester und ich'' (1930). He died in Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich ...
, Switzerland.
Works
* ''Laridon'' (1911)
* ''Cherchez la femme'' (1911)
* ''Der lachende Dreibund'' (1913)
* ''Anno 14'' (1914)
* ''Prinzchens Frühlingserwachen'' (1914)
* ''Liebe im Schnee'' (1916)
* ''Die tanzende Maske'' (1918)
* ''Die Verliebten'' (1919)
* ''Apachen'' (1920)
* ''Ein Märchen aus Florenz'' (1923)
* '' Casanova'', with music by Johann Strauss II (1928)
* ' (1929)
* '' Im weißen Rößl'' (1930)
* '' Meine Schwester und ich'' (1930)
* ''Zur goldenen Liebe'' (1931)
* ''Zirkus Aimée'' (1932)
* ''Büxl'' (1932)
* '' Bezauberndes Fräulein'' (1933)
* ''Reichste Mann der Welt'' (1935)
* ''Der König mit dem Regenschirm'' (1935)
* ' (1936)
* ''Majetät – Privat'' (1937)
* ''Herzen im Schnee'' (1937)
* ''Der Silberhof'' (1941)
Selected filmography
* ''The Last Company
''The Last Company'' (german: Die letzte Kompagnie) is a 1930 German war film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Conrad Veidt, Karin Evans and Erwin Kalser.Bock & Bergfelder p. 315 It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films which p ...
'' (1930)
* '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1930)
* '' Poor as a Church Mouse'' (1931)
* '' Chauffeur Antoinette'' (1932)
* '' To New Shores'' (1937)
* ''Such Great Foolishness
''Such Great Foolishness'' (German: ''Die ganz großen Torheiten'') is a 1937 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Paula Wessely, Rudolf Forster and Hilde Wagener. The film was set in Vienna, unusually for a German film of the ...
'' (1937)
* '' Love Premiere'' (1943)
* '' Back Then'' (1943)
* ''White Horse Inn
''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl''
)
is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...
'' (1948)
* '' My Sister and I'' (1950)
* ''Fiancée for Hire
''Fiancée for Hire'' (Swedish: ''Fästmö uthyres'') is a 1950 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Olof Winnerstrand, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Eva Dahlbeck.Qvist & Von Bagh p.115 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stock ...
'' (1950)
* '' Immortal Light'' (1951)
* ''The White Horse Inn
''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl''
)
is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...
'' (1952)
* '' The Charming Young Lady'' (1953)
* '' My Sister and I'' (1954)
Notes
Benatzky is often mistakenly referred to as Jewish due to an error published in a book of Jewish musicians during World War II. Benatzky himself was not Jewish, but he was twice married to Jewish women:Josma Selim
Josma Selim (born Hedwig Josma Fischer; 5 June 1884 – 25 August 1929) was an Austrian singer. She appeared in Kabarett, and toured Europe giving performances accompanied on the piano by her husband Ralph Benatzky.
Life
Selim was born in Vienn ...
, a singer (''Hedwig Josma Fischer''; born 1884 in Wien; died 1929 in Berlin) and Melanie "Mela" Hoffmann, a dancer. Fred K. Prieberg: ''Handbuch Deutsche Musiker 1933–1945''. CD-ROM edition, Kiel, 2004, p. 370
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* * 1884 births 1957 deaths Austrian classical composers Austrian male classical composers Austrian opera composers Male opera composers 20th-century classical composers 20th-century Austrian male musicians Austrian exiles Austrian refugees Austrian expatriates in Switzerland Austrian expatriates in the United States Austrian people of Czech descent People from Moravské Budějovice {{Opera-bio-stub