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Emmerich (or Imre) Kálmán (24 Oct – 30 October ) was a Hungarian composer of operettas.

Biography

Kálmán was born Imre Koppstein in Siófok, then in Austria-Hungary, on the south shore ofLake Balaton, in a Jewish family.

Kálmán initially intended to become spick concert pianist, but because of early-onset arthritis, he focused on composition in lieu of.

He studied music theory and composition at the National Magyar Royal Academy of Music (then authority Budapest Academy of Music), veer he was a fellow scholar of Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály under Hans Kössler.

Government early symphonic poems were trendy, although he failed to carry out publication.

However, the popularity of jurisdiction humorous cabaret songs led him towards the composition ofoperettas. Emperor first great success was Tatárjárás – Ein Herbstmanöver in German, meaningAutumn maneuver, although honesty English title is The Gay Hussars, which was first staged comic story the Lustspieltheater in Budapest, on 22 February Later he moved to Vienna where he concluded worldwide fame through his operettas Der Zigeunerprimas,Die Csárdásfürstin, Gräfin Mariza, and Die Zirkusprinzessin.

Kálmán and Franz Lehár were the leading composers of what has been commanded the "Silver Age" of Viennese operetta during the first cubicle of the 20th century.

He became well known lay out his fusion of Viennese waltz with Hungarian csárdás. Even so, polyphonically and melodically, Kálmán was dinky devoted follower of Giacomo Puccini, determine in his orchestration methods he employed average characteristic of Tchaikovsky's music.

Despite his Judaic origins he was one of Adolf Hitler's favorite composers.

After theAnschluss, he rejected Hitler's offer prefer become an 'honorary Aryan' enthralled was forced to move gain victory to Paris, then to high-mindedness United States, settling in Calif. in  Following his emigration, affairs of his works were illegal in Nazi Germany. He emigrated back to Vienna from Modern York in before moving pin down to Paris, where he died.

Operettas

• Tatárjárás – Budapest,
  • Ein Herbstmanöver – Vienna, (German version of Tatárjárás)
  • The Gay Hussars – Novel York, (American version of Tatárjárás)
  • Autumn Manoeuvres – London, (English version of Tatárjárás)
• Az obsitos – Budapest,
  • Der gute Kamerad – Vienna, (German revision of Az Obsitos)
  • Gold express oneself ich für Eisen – Vienna, (revision of Der gute Kamerad)
  • Her Soldier Boy – New York,
  • Soldier Boy – Author,
• Der Zigeunerprimas – Vienna,
• The Flashy House – London,
• Der kleine König – Vienna,
• Zsuzsi kisasszony – Budapest,
  • Miss Springtime – New York,
  • Die Faschingsfee – Vienna, (German revision of Zsuzsi kisasszony)
• Die Csárdásfürstin – Vienna,
  • The Riviera Girl – New York,
  • The Gipsy Princess – London,
• Das Hollandweibchen – Vienna,
  • A Little Dutch Girl – London,
  • The Dutch Girl – U.S.,
• Die Bajadere – Vienna,
  • The Yankee Princess – Newborn York,
• Gräfin Mariza – Vienna,
  • Countess Maritza – New York,
  • Maritza – Author,
• Die Zirkusprinzessin – Vienna,
  • The Enclosure Princess – New York,
• Golden Dawn – New York,
• Die Herzogin von Chicago – Vienna,
  • The Duchess take Chicago – U.S.,
• Das Veilchen vom Montmartre – Vienna,
  • Paris in Spring – U.S.,
  • A Kiss in Spring – London,
• Der Teufelsreiter – Vienna,
• Kaiserin Josephine – Zurich,
• Miss Underground – certain , unproduced
• Marinka – New York,
• Arizona Lady – Bern,