Die Csárdásfürstin
Music by Emmerich Kálmán · libretto by Béla Jenbach · premiered 1915
Die Csárdásfürstin (German pronunciation: [diː ˈtʃaʁdaʃ-] or [ˈtʃaʁdas.fʏʁstɪn]; The Csárdás Princess; translated into English as The Riviera Girl and The Gipsy Princess) is an operetta in three acts by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, with libretto by Leo Stein and Bela Jenbach. It premiered in Vienna at the Johann Strauss Theater on 17 November 1915. Numerous film versions and recordings have been made. The operetta is widely beloved across Europe, particularly in Hungary, Austria, Germany, and the former Soviet Union, where it was adapted into a popular film. It is arguably Kálmán's most successful work.
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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 Bajadere (1921)
- Countess Maritza (1924)
- Das Veilchen vom Montmartre (1930)
- Arizona Lady (1953)