Georg Jarno

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Georg Jarno (born June 3, 1868 in Ofen , Austria-Hungary , † May 25, 1920 in Breslau ; actually György Cohner ) was a Hungarian composer and conductor who was particularly successful with his operettas .

Life

After graduating from high school, Georg Jarno studied music in his hometown. Then he went to various opera houses in Germany. His stay in Breslau was particularly formative for him, where his first opera Die Schwarze Kaschka was premiered on May 12, 1895 . Because it was well received by the audience, he added a second opera in 1899, Der Richter von Zalamea . The next station of his work was Hamburg . It was there that his Kleist opera The Broken Krug came out in 1903 . Because it did not bring him the success he had hoped for, he later reworked it into the Midsummer Magic .

In 1907 Georg Jarno accepted an invitation from his brother Josef Jarno, who was two years older than him, to come to Vienna. He had become director of the theater in der Josefstadt in 1899 and has since been married to the Viennese soubrette Johanna Niese . He was looking for a composer for her who could tailor the lead role in an operetta to her. Jarno wrote Die Försterchristel together with the actor and journalist Bernhard Buchbinder , who also worked as a librettist . On December 17, 1907, the work was premiered in the Theater in der Josefstadt. It turned out to be a triumphant success - not only for Jarno, but also for his sister-in-law, who thus made her breakthrough. Jarno was now granted the opportunity to live as a freelance composer. From then on, Bernhard Buchbinder was his main librettist.

Jarno had a respectable success with his operetta Das Musikantenmädel, which premiered in 1910 . Nowadays, The Försterchristel is only performed occasionally in city theaters . His other works are now forgotten.

Towards the end of his life Jarno moved back to Breslau, where his composing career had once started. There he died on May 25, 1920, shortly before the completion of his 52nd year.

Works

Operas

  • The black Kaschka , opera in four acts, libretto: Viktor Blüthgen, world premiere in 1895 in Breslau
  • The Judge of Zalamea , opera in four acts, libretto: Viktor Blüthgen after Calderón de la Barca, first performance in 1899 in Breslau
  • The Broken Krug , comic opera in three acts, libretto: Heinrich Lee based on the comedy of the same name by Heinrich von Kleist, first performed in Hamburg in 1903
  • Johanniszauber , comic opera in three acts (reworking of the opera The Broken Jug ), premiered in Hamburg in 1911

Operettas

  • The goldfish , libretto: Richard Jäger, first performance in 1907 in Breslau
  • Die Försterchristl , libretto: Bernhard Buchbinder, world premiere on December 17, 1907 at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna
  • Das Musikantenmädel , Libretto: Bernhard Buchbinder, first performance in 1910 at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna,
  • Die Marine-Gustl , libretto: Bernhard Buchbinder, premiered in Vienna in 1912
  • The farmer girl , libretto: Georg Okonkowski, first performance 1913 in Berlin
  • Mein Annerl , libretto: Fritz Grünbaum and Wilhelm Sterk , first performed in Vienna in 1916
  • Jungfer Sonnenschein , libretto: Bernhard Buchbinder, first performance in Hamburg in 1918
  • Die Csikosbaroness , libretto: Fritz Grünbaum, first performance in 1919 in Hamburg

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footnote

  1. ↑ and not - as can be read variously - on May 20, 1920 in Vienna
personal data
SURNAME Jarno, Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cohner, György (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 3, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Furnace , Hungary
DATE OF DEATH May 25, 1920
Place of death Wroclaw