Louis Roth
Louis Roth (* 20th April 1843 in Vienna , † 28. September 1929 in Baden (Lower Austria) ; actually Ludwig Roth ) was an Austrian operettas - Composer and conductor .
Life
Louis Roth studied piano with Carl M. Pfeffer in Vienna and theory with Vetter and Kaismeier. He then worked as choirmaster at various choral societies in 1874/75 and, in the 1875/76 season, Kapellmeister at Danzer's Orpheum . He then worked as Kapellmeister and resident composer at the Theater an der Wien until 1884 , where he also directed many first performances by Johann Strauss (son) , Carl Millöcker and Franz von Suppè . In 1884 he moved to Berlin , where he was composer, conductor and arranger at the Friedrich-Wilhelmstädtischer Theater .
Before the advent of the Berlin operetta, he composed works in the Viennese style and was able to achieve considerable success with some of them. On behalf of the music publisher Georg Lewy, he arranged several dances from the operetta Jabuka or Das Apfelfest (1894) by Johann Strauss (son) for piano, which caused him some trouble with the composer.
Roth was the younger brother of the composer Franz Roth (1837-1907).
Works
- Don Quixotte. Comic opera in 3 acts. With Max von Weinzierl , text: Karl Grändorf (1875, WP 1877 Graz)
- The Marquis of Rivoli. Libretto: Richard Genée and Benjamin Schier (1884)
- The songs of Mirza Schaffy. Libretto: Emil Pohl (1887)
- The nightwalker. (1888)
- Leni's wedding. (1890)
- The golden comrade. Libretto: Hermann Hirschel (1895, Vienna)
- The lieutenant at sea. Operetta in 3 acts, libretto: Emil Schlack and Louis Herrmann (1895)
- Twins. With Richard Genée , libretto: F. Zell and Richard Genée (1896)
- The hungry man. Libretto: Julius Keller and Louis Herrmann (1896)
- Mrs. Reclame. Ballet operetta. Libretto: Julius Horst and Leo Stein (1898)
- The youth ring. Fairy tale operetta, libretto: Hermann Hirschel (1900)
- Viennese thoroughbred. Libretto: Theodor Taube (ca.1900)
literature
- I. Fuchs: Roth Louis. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 279 f. (Direct links on p. 279 , p. 280 ).
- Barbara Boisits: Roth, brothers. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .
- Otto Keller: The operetta in its historical development. Music / libretto / presentation. Stein-Verlag, Leipzig / New York 1926 ( limited preview in Google book search)
Remarks
- ^ Franz Mailer (ed.): Johann Strauss. Life and work in letters and documents. Volume 7: 1894. Schneider, Tutzing 1998, ISBN 3-7952-0928-5 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
- ↑ Booklet for CD Naxos 8.660216-17
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roth, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roth, Ludwig (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian operetta composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 1929 |
| Place of death | Baden (Lower Austria) |