Ralph Benatzky

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Ralph Benatzky (5 June 1884–16 October 1957), born in Moravské Budějovice as Rudolf František Josef Benatzky, was an Austrian composer of Czech^[1] origin (when Benatzky was born Czechia was part of the Austrian empire, Benatzky mostly worked in Vienna). He composed operas and operettas (such as Casanova (1928), Die drei Musketiere (1929), Im weißen Rößel (1930), and Meine Schwester und ich (1930).

[edit] Works

• Laridon (1911)
• Cherchez la femme (1911)
• Casanova, (1928)
• Die drei Musektiere (1929)
• Im weißen Rößl (1930)
• Meine Schwester und ich (1930)
• Bezauberndes Fräulein (1933)
• Das kleine Café (1934)
• Axel an der Himmelstür, (1936)
• Herzen im Schnee (1936)
• Angielina (1940)

[edit] References

1. ^ Oxford Dictionary of Music, 2nd edition (1994), p.78: art. Benatzky, Ralph: "Czech composer"

[edit] Notes

There is a dispute as to whether he was Jewish; however, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians lists him as among the Jewish musicians who fled the Nazis. See also Encyclopedia Judaica art, and [1] for suggestions of Judaism.

See also:

• http://www.ralph-benatzky.com
• http://www.operetta-research-center.org (with an English biography and historical English reviews)