Jenő Huszka
Jenő Huszka [ ˈjɛnøː ˈhuskɒ ] (born April 24, 1875 in Szeged , † February 2, 1960 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian composer, known for his operettas.
Life
Jenő Huszka learned to play the violin in his hometown, then studied violin with Jenő Hubay from 1883 to 1896 and composition with János Koessler at the Royal Music Academy in Budapest, at the same time he obtained a doctorate in law at the request of his parents. After graduating, he worked for a short time as a violinist in the Orchester Lamoureux in Paris . As early as 1897 he returned to Budapest and got a job at the Budapest Ministry of Culture, at the same time devoting himself to composition. On September 2, 1899, his first operetta Tilos a Bemenet was premiered at the Hungarian Theater in Budapest . In addition to a further 13 operettas and musical plays, he wrote numerous songs, but also various orchestral works.
At the same time, Huszka was involved as a music functionary, where he particularly campaigned for author rights. He was a founding member and from 1921 to 1946 president of the Hungarian rights collecting society MARS, from 1929 also vice president of the corresponding international umbrella organization CISAC .
Huszka's main merit (together with Pongrác Kacsóh ) is the creation of an independent Hungarian operetta , which musically freed itself from French and Austrian models and developed its own musical idiom. His most successful works included Bob Herceg (1902), Gül Baba (1905), Lili bárónő (1919) and Erzsébet (1939), all of which came out in Budapest and became very popular in Hungary, as the film adaptations of his operettas show. Except for Gül Baba (whose subject is set in Hungary under Turkish rule), none of his works have been translated into foreign languages - his success was limited to Hungary itself, in contrast to the Hungarian composers of the following generation such as Emmerich Kálmán or Paul Abraham , who were already aware for success in the Austro-German market and became extremely popular internationally.
Works (selection)
- Tilos a benenet (“Entry prohibited”), libretto: Adolf Mérei, 1899 Budapest
- Bob herceg ("Prince Bob"); Libretto: Ferenc Martos and Károly Bakonyi, 1902 Budapest
- Aranyvirág (“ Gold Flower ”), libretto: Ferenc Martos, 1903 Budapest
- Gül Baba ("Father of Roses"), libretto: Ferenc Martos, 1905 Budapest
- Lili bárónő ("Baroness Lili"), libretto: Ferenc Martos, 1919 Budapest
- Erzsébet ("Elisabeth"); Libretto: László Szilágyi, 1939 Budapest
- Mária főhadnagy ("Oberleutnant Maria", about Mária Lebstück ), libretto: László Szilágyi, 1942 Budapest
Audio documents
literature
- Volker Klotz: Operetta. Portrait and manual of an unheard-of art . Piper, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-492-03040-8
Web links
- Works by and about Jenő Huszka in the catalog of the German National Library
- Detailed portrait (Hungarian)
- List of the stage works by Jenő Huszka based on the MGG at Operone
- Jenő Huszka in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Huszka, Jenő |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian operetta composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szeged |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1960 |
| Place of death | Budapest |