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Sheet music from the operetta,
Babes in Toyland , composed by
Victor Herbert
Operetta (literally "little opera") is a
genre of light
opera – light in terms of the subject matter and light in terms of the music itself. Operetta also shares many characteristics with
musical theatre . The following is a list of composers who have written works in this genre:
Paul Abraham 2 November 1892 (
Apatin ) – 6 May 1960 (
Hamburg )
Leo Ascher 17 August 1880 (
Vienna ) – 25 February 1942 (
New York City )
Edmond Audran April 11, 1842 (
Lyon ) – August 17, 1901 (
Tierceville )
Joseph Beer May 7, 1908 (
Gródek – November 23, 1987 (
Nice )
Ralph Benatzky June 5, 1884 (
Moravské Budějovice ) – October 16, 1957 (
Zürich )
Leonard Bernstein August 25, 1918 (
Lawrence ) – October 14, 1990 (
New York City )
Paul Burkhard December 21, 1911 (
Zürich ) – September 6, 1977 (Zell)
Emmanuel Chabrier January 18, 1841 (
Ambert ) - September 13, 1894 (Paris)
Mario Pasquale Costa July 24, 1858 (
Taranto ) – September 27, 1933 (
Monte Carlo )
Charles Cuvillier April, 24, 1877 (
Paris ) – February 14, 1955 (Paris)
Reginald De Koven April 3, 1859 (
Middletown, Connecticut ) – January 16, 1920 (
New York City )
Rudolf Dellinger July 8, 1857 (
Graslitz ) – September 24, 1910 (
Dresden )
Anton Diabelli September 6, 1781 (
Mattsee ) – April 7, 1858 (
Vienna )
Nico Dostal November 27, 1895 (
Korneuburg ) – October 27, 1981 (
Salzburg )
Mihály Erdélyi May 28, 1895 (
Szeged ) – January 27, 1979 (
Budapest )
Edmund Eysler March 12, 1874 (
Vienna ) – October 4, 1949 (Vienna)
Leo Fall February 2, 1873 (
Olomouc ) – September 16, 1925 (
Vienna )
Rudolf Friml December 7, 1879 (
Prague ) – November 12, 1972 (Los Angeles)
Richard Genée February 7, 1823 (
Danzig ) – June 15, 1895 (
Baden bei Wien )
Edward German February 7, 1862 (
Whitchurch, Shropshire ) – November 11, 1936 (
London )
Kostas Giannidis 1903 (
Smyrna ) – 1984 (
Athens )
Jean Gilbert February 11, 1879 (
Hamburg ) – December 20, 1942 (
Buenos Aires )
Walter Goetze April 17, 1883 (
Berlin ) – March 24, 1961 (Berlin)
Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. April 9, 1855 (
Vienna ) – 26 April 1907 (Vienna)
Victor Herbert February 1, 1859 (
Dublin ) – May 26, 1924 (
New York City )
Hervé June 30, 1825 (
Houdain ) – November 4, 1892 (
Paris )
Richard Heuberger June 18, 1850 (
Graz ) – October 28, 1914 (
Vienna )
Friedrich Heinrich Himmel November 20, 1765 (
Treuenbrietzen ) – June 8, 1814 (
Berlin )
Programme cover for an 1881 production of
The Pirates of Penzance , composed by
Arthur Sullivan
Igo Hofstetter June 1, 1926 (
Linz ) – March 2, 2002 (
Linz )
Jenő Huszka April 24, 1875 (
Szeged ) – February 2, 1960 (
Budapest )
Eduard Ingris February 11, 1905 (
Zlonice ) – January 11, 1991 (
South Lake Tahoe, California )
Victor Jacobi October 22, 1883 (
Budapest ) – December 10, 1921 (
New York City )
Georg Jarno June 3, 1868 (
Budapest ) – May 25, 1920 (
Breslau )
Leon Jessel January 22, 1871 (
Stettin ) – January 4, 1942 (
Berlin )
J. Rosamond Johnson August 11, 1873 (
Jacksonville, Florida ) – November 11, 1954 (
New York City )
Emmerich Kálmán October 24, 1882 (
Siófok ) – October 30, 1953 (
Paris )
Walter Kollo January 28, 1878 (
Neidenburg ) – September 30, 1940 (
Berlin )
Fritz Kreisler February 2, 1875 (
Vienna ) – January 29, 1962 (
New York City )
Eduard Künneke January 27, 1885 (
Emmerich am Rhein ) – October 27, 1953 (
Berlin )
Oscar de Lagoanère August 25, 1853 (
Bordeaux ) – May 23, 1918 (
Paris )
Calixa Lavallée December 28, 1842 (
Verchères, Quebec ) – January 21, 1891 (
Boston )
Alexandre Charles Lecocq June 3, 1832 (
Paris ) – October 24, 1918 (Paris)
Franz Lehár April 30, 1870 (
Komárom ) – October 24, 1948 (
Bad Ischl )
Ruggero Leoncavallo April 23, 1857 (
Naples ) – August 9, 1919 (
Montecatini )
Paul Lincke 7 November 1866 (Berlin) – 3 September 1946 (
Hahnenklee , Goslar)
Pietro Mascagni December 7, 1863 (
Livorno ) – August 2, 1945 (
Rome )
John Henry Maunder February 21, 1858 (
London ) – January 21, 1920 (
Brighton )
André Messager December 30, 1853 (
Montluçon ) – February 24, 1929 (
Paris )
Karl Millöcker April 29, 1842 (
Vienna ) – December 31, 1899 (
Baden bei Wien )
Sigmund Mogulesko December 16, 1858 (
Kalarash ) – February 4, 1914 (
New York City )
Oskar Nedbal March 26, 1874 (
Tábor ) – December 24, 1930 (
Zagreb )
Edmund Nick September 22, 1891 (
Reichenberg ) – April 11, 1973 (
Geretsried )
Ivor Novello January 15, 1893 (
Cardiff – March 6, 1951 (
London )
Jacques Offenbach June 20, 1819 (
Cologne ) – October 5, 1880 (
Paris )
Giuseppe Pietri May 6, 1886 (
Campo nell'Elba ) – August 11, 1946 (
Milan )
Robert Planquette July 31, 1848 (
Paris – January 28, 1903 (Paris)
Heinrich Proch July 22, 1809 (
Vienna ) – December 18, 1878, (Vienna)
Lev Pulver December 18, 1883 (
Yekaterinoslav ) – 1970 (
Moscow )
Virgilio Ranzato May 7, 1882 (
Venice ) – August 20, 1937 (
Como )
Fred Raymond April 20, 1900 (
Vienna ) – January 10, 1954 (
Überlingen )
Emil Reesen May 30, 1887 (
Copenhagen ) – March 27, 1964 (
Gentofte )
Sigmund Romberg July 29, 1887 (
Nagykanizsa ) – November 9, 1951 (
New York City )
Theophrastos Sakellaridis 1883 (
Athens ) – 1950 (
Athens )
Spyridon Samaras 17 November/29 November 1861 (
Corfu ) – 25 March/7 April 1917 (
Athens )
Gaston Serpette November 4, 1846 (
Nantes ) – November 3, 1904 (
Paris )
Dmitri Shostakovich 25 September 1906 (
Saint Petersburg ) – 9 August 1975 (
Moscow )
Ludwig Schmidseder August 24, 1904 (
Passau ) – June 21, 1971 (
Munich )
Edward Solomon July 25, 1855 (
London ) – January 22, 189 (London)
John Philip Sousa November 6, 1854 (
Washington, D.C. ) – March 6, 1932 (
Reading, Pennsylvania )
Petar Stojanović September 7, 1877 (
Budapest ) – September 11, 1957 (
Belgrade )
Robert Stolz August 25, 1880 (
Graz ) – June 27, 1975 (
Berlin )
Oscar Straus March 6, 1870 (
Vienna ) – January 11, 1954 (
Bad Ischl )
Johann Strauss II October 25, 1825 (
Vienna – June 3, 1899 (Vienna)
Johann Strauss III February 16, 1866 – January 9, 1939 (
Berlin )
Heinrich Strecker February 24, 1893 (
Vienna ) – June 28, 1981 (
Baden bei Wien )
Arthur Sullivan May 13, 1842 (
London ) – November 22, 1900 (London)
Franz von Suppé April 18, 1819 (
Split ) – May 21, 1895 (
Vienna )
Albert Szirmai July 2, 1880 (
Budapest ) – January 15, 1967 (
New York City )
Oscar Ferdinand Telgmann c. 1855 (
Mengeringhausen ) – March 30, 1946 (
Toronto )
Claude Terrasse January 27, 1867 (
L'Arbresle ) – June 30, 1923 (
Paris )
Arthur Goring Thomas November 10, 1850 (
Sussex ) – March 20, 1892 (
London )
Ivo Tijardović September 18, 1895 (
Split ) – March 19, 1976 (
Zagreb )
Vincenzo Valente February 21, 1855 (
Corigliano Calabro ) – September 6, 1921 (
Naples )
Louis Varney May 30, 1844 (
New Orleans ) - August 20, 1908 (
Cauterets )
Zsigmond Vincze July 1, 1874 (Zombor) – June. 30, 1935 (Budapest)
Ivan Zajc August 3, 1832 (near
Rijeka ) – December 16, 1914 (
Zagreb )
Carl Zeller June 19, 1842 (
Sankt Peter in der Au ) – August 17, 1898 (
Baden bei Wien )
Carl Michael Ziehrer May 2, 1843 (
Vienna ) – November 14, 1922 (Vienna)
See also
Further reading
Gänzl, Kurt . The Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre (3 volumes). New York: Schirmer Books, 2001.
Traubner, Richard . Operetta: A Theatrical History . Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1983
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