List of operetta composers

List of operetta composers

Operetta (literally "little opera") is a genre of light opera – light in terms of the subject matter and light in terms of the music itself. Operetta also shares many characterstics with musical theatre. The following is a list of composers who have written works in this genre.

*Ralph Benatzky June 5, 1884 (Moravské Budějovice) – October 16, 1957 (Zürich)
*Paul Burkhard December 21, 1911 (Zürich) – September 6, 1977 (Zell)
*Charles Cuvillier April, 24, 1877 (Paris) – February, 14, 1955 (Paris)
*Reginald De Koven April 3, 1859 (Middletown, Connecticut) – January 16, 1920 (New York City)
*Rudolf Dellinger July 8, 1857 (Graslitz) – September, 24, 1910 (Dresden)
*Anton Diabelli September 6, 1781 (Mattsee) – April 7, 1858 (Vienna)
*Nico Dostal November 27, 1895 (Korneuburg) – October 27, 1981 (Salzburg)
*Edmund Eysler March 12, 1874 (Vienna) – October 4, 1949 (Vienna)
*Leo Fall February 2, 1873 (Olmütz) – September 16, 1925 (Vienna)
*Rudolf Friml December 7, 1879 (Prague) – November 12, 1972 (Los Angeles, California)
*Richard Genée February 7, 1823 (Danzig) – June 15, 1895 (Baden bei Wien)
*Edward German February 7, 1862 (Whitchurch, Shropshire) – November 11, 1936 (London)
*Jean Gilbert February 11, 1879 (Hamburg) – December 20, 1942 (Buenos Aires)
*Walter Goetze April 17, 1883 (Berlin) – March 24, 1961 (Berlin)
*Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr. April 9, 1855 (Vienna) – 26 April, 26, 1907 (Vienna)
*Victor Herbert February 1, 1859 (Dublin) – May 26, 1924 (New York City)
*Hervé June 30, 1825 (Houdain) – November 4, 1892 (Paris)
*Richard Heuberger June 18, 1850 (Graz) – October 28, 1914 (Vienna)
*Friedrich Heinrich Himmel November 20, 1765 (Treuenbrietzen) – June 8, 1814 (Berlin)
*Jenő Huszka April 24, 1875 (Szeged) – February 2, 1960 (Budapest)
*Eduard Ingris February 11, 1905 (Zlonice) – January 11, 1991 (South Lake Tahoe, California)
*Victor Jacobi October 22, 1883 (Budapest) – December 10, 1921 (New York City)
*Georg Jarno June 3, 1868 (Budapest) – May 25, 1920 (Breslau)
*J. Rosamond Johnson August 11, 1873 (Jacksonville, Florida) – November 11, 1954 (New York City)
*Emmerich Kálmán October 24, 1882 (Siófok) – October 30, 1953 (Paris)
*Walter Kollo January 28, 1878 (Neidenburg) – September 30, 1940 (Berlin)
*Fritz Kreisler February 2, 1875 (Vienna) – January 29, 1962 (New York City)
*Eduard Künneke January 27, 1885 (Emmerich am Rhein) – October 27, 1953 (Berlin)
*Calixa Lavallée December 28, 1842 (Verchères, Quebec) – January 21, 1891 (Boston)
*Alexandre Charles Lecocq June 3, 1832 (Paris) – October 24, 1918 (Paris)
*Franz Lehár April 30, 1870 (Komárom) – October 24, 1948 (Bad Ischl)
*Ruggero Leoncavallo April 23, 1857 (Naples) – August 9, 1919 (Montecatini)
*Jacques Offenbach June 20, 1819 (Cologne) – October 5, 1880 (Paris)
*Lev Pulver December 18, 1883 (Yekaterinoslav) – 1970 (Moscow)
*John Henry Maunder February 21, 1858 (London) – January 21, 1920 (Brighton)
*André Messager December 30, 1853 (Montluçon) – February 24, 1929 (Paris)
*Karl Millöcker April 29, 1842 (Vienna) – December 31, 1899 (Baden bei Wien)
*Sigmund Mogulesko December 16, 1858 (Kalarash) – February 4, 1914 (New York City)
*Oskar Nedbal March 26, 1874 (Tábor) – December 24, 1930 (Zagreb)
*Edmund Nick September 22, 1891 (Reichenberg) – April 11, 1973 (Geretsried)
*Ivor Novello January 15, 1893 (Cardiff – March 6, 1951 (London)
*Robert Planquette July 31, 1848 (Paris – January 28, 1903 (Paris)
*Heinrich Proch July 22, 1809 (Vienna) – December 18, 1878, (Vienna)
*Sigmund Romberg July 29, 1887 (Nagykanizsa) – November 9, 1951 (New York City)
*Edward Solomon July 25, 1855 (London) – January 22, 189 (London)
*John Philip Sousa November 6, 1854 (Washington, D.C.) – March 6, 1932 (Reading, Pennsylvania)
*Petar Stojanović September 7, 1877 (Budapest) – September 11, 1957 (Belgrade)
*Robert Stolz August 25, 1880 (Graz) – June 27, 1975 (Berlin)
*Oscar Straus March 6, 1870 (Vienna) – January 11, 1954 (Bad Ischl)
*Johann Strauss II October 25, 1825 (Vienna – June 3, 1899 (Vienna)
*Johann Strauss III February 16, 1866 – January 9, 1939 (Berlin)
*Heinrich Strecker February 24, 1893 (Vienna) – June 28, 1981 (Baden bei Wien)
*Arthur Sullivan May 13, 1842 (London) – November 22, 1900 (London)
*Franz von Suppé April 18, 1819 (Split) – May 21, 1895 (Vienna)
*Albert Szirmai (July 2, 1880 (Budapest) – January 15, 1967 (New York City)
*Claude Terrasse January 27, 1867 (L'Arbresle) – June 30, 1923 (Paris)
*Arthur Goring Thomas November 10, 1850 ( Sussex) – March 20, 1892 (London)
*Vincenzo Valente February 21, 1855 (Corigliano Calabro) – September 6, 1921 (Naples)
*Ivan Zajc August 3, 1832 (near Rijeka) – December 16, 1914 (Zagreb)
*Carl Zeller June 19, 1842 (Sankt Peter in der Au) – August 17, 1898 (Baden bei Wien)
*Karl Michael Ziehrer May 2, 1843 (Vienna) – November 14, 1922 (Vienna)

ee also

*List of musical theatre composers
*List of zarzuela composers

Further reading

*Ganzl, Kurt. "The Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre" (3 Volumes). New York: Schirmer Books, 2001.
*Traubner, Richard. "Operetta: A Theatrical History". Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1983


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