Die Bajadere
Music by Emmerich Kálmán · libretto by Julius Brammer · premiered 1921
Die Bajadere is an operetta in 3 acts composed by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán. The libretto was written by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. The work premiered in Vienna at the Carltheater on 23 December 1921. With the English-language title of The Yankee Princess, the work received its first New York City performances in October 1922; using a significantly different English language libretto by William LeBaron.
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About the Composer
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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Other Operas by Emmerich Kálmán
- Az obsitos
- Der Zigeunerprimas (1912)
- Die Csárdásfürstin (1915)
- Countess Maritza (1924)
- Das Veilchen vom Montmartre (1930)
- Arizona Lady (1953)