Emmerich Kálmán
1882 – 1953 · Hungarian · 7 operas in the catalogue
Emmerich Kálmán (Hungarian: Kálmán Imre [ˈkaːlmaːn ˈimrɛ]; 24 October 1882 – 30 October 1953) was a Hungarian composer of operettas and a prominent figure in the development of Viennese operetta in the 20th century. Among his most popular works are Die Csárdásfürstin (1915) and Gräfin Mariza (1924). Influences on his compositional style include Hungarian folk music (such as the csárdás), the Viennese style of precursors such as Johann Strauss II and Franz Lehár, and, in his later works, American jazz. As a result of the Anschluss, Kálmán and his family fled to Paris and then to the United States. He eventually returned to Europe in 1949 and died in Paris in 1953.
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Operas in the Opera Almanac Catalogue
- 1912 Der Zigeunerprimas, 1912 German
- 1915 Die Csárdásfürstin, 1915 German
- 1921 Die Bajadere, 1921 German
- 1924 Countess Maritza, 1924
- 1930 Das Veilchen vom Montmartre, 1930 German
- n/a Arizona Lady
- n/a Az obsitos