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Anna Karenina

Music by Jenő Hubay · libretto by Andor Gábor · premiered 1923

Karenina Anna (also known as Anna Karenina in German version), Op. 112, is a Hungarian-language opera by Jenő Hubay composed in 1914–1918 that premiered 1923 in Budapest. The libretto by Sándor Góth and Andor Gábor was based not directly on Tolstoy's novel but on a popular French stage adaptation of 1907 by Edmond Guiraud.

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About the Composer

Jenő Hubay de Szalatnya (Hungarian: Szalatnyai Hubay Jenő [ˈhubɒi ˈjɛnøː]; 15 September 1858 – 12 March 1937), also known by his German name Eugen Huber (pronounced [ˈɔʏɡeːn ˈhuːbɐ, ˈɔʏɡn̩ -]), was a Hungarian violinist, composer and music teacher.

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