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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
* ''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
composer
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Etymology and def ...
of Moravia
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n origin. He composed opera
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s and operetta
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s, such as '' Casanova'' (1928)'', Die drei Musketiere'' (1929), '' Im weißen Rössl'' (1930) and '' Meine Schwester und ich'' (1930). He died in Zürich
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, 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
Johann Baptist Strauss II (; ; 25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (), was an List of Austrian composers, Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas as well ...
(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)
* ''Majestät privat'' (1937)
* ''Herzen im Schnee'' (1937)
* ''Der Silberhof'' (1941)
* ''Kleinstadt zauber'' (Zürich, 1947)
* ''Liebesschule'' (Göttingen, 1950)
* ''Mon Ami René'' (Karlsruhe, 1951)
Selected filmography
* '' The Last Company'' (1930) * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1930) * '' Poor as a Church Mouse'' (1931) * '' Chauffeur Antoinette'' (1932) * '' Her Highness the Saleswoman'' (1933) * '' The Princess's Whim'' (1934) * '' The Fairy Doll'' (1936) * '' Girls' Dormitory'' (1936) * ''To New Shores
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'' (1937)
* '' Such Great Foolishness'' (1937)
* '' Love Premiere'' (1943)
* '' Back Then'' (1943)
* '' White Horse Inn'' (1948)
* '' My Sister and I'' (1950)
* '' Fiancée for Hire'' (1950)
* '' Immortal Light'' (1951)
* '' The White Horse Inn'' (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, a singer (''Hedwig Josma Fischer''; born 1884 in Vienna; died 1929 in Berlin) and Melanie "Mela" Hoffmann, a dancer. Fred K. Prieberg: ''Handbuch Deutsche Musiker 1933–1945''. CD-ROM edition, Kiel, 2004, p. 370References
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