Franz von Suppé
Franz von Suppé, born
Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo de Suppé (18 April 181921 May 1895) was an Austrian composer of light operas and other theatre music. He came from the
Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now part of Croatia). A composer and
conductor of the
Romantic period, he is notable for his four dozen
operettas, including the first operetta to a German libretto. Some of them remain in the repertory, particularly in German-speaking countries, and he composed a substantial quantity of church music, but he is now chiefly known for his overtures, which remain popular in the concert hall and on record. Among the best-known are ''
Poet and Peasant'', ''
Light Cavalry'', ''Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna'' and .
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