Georg Jarno (3 June 1868, in
Buda – 25 May 1920, in
Breslau) was a Hungarian
composer, mainly of
operettas.
Biography
After he finished his studies in Budapest, he worked as
Theaterkapellmeister in Bremen, Gera, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Metz, Liegnitz, Chemnitz and Magdeburg, and also as
opera
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director in Bad Kissingen, before settling in Vienna as a freelance composer. Before 1903, Jarno's name was György Cohner. He is buried in the New Jewish Cemetery in
Wrocław
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, Poland.
Career
Jarno's greatest successes were ''
Die Försterchristl'' (1907) and ''Das Musikantenmädel'' (1910). His operettas ''Das Farmermädchen'' and ''Jungfer Sonnenschein'' were well received, whereas ''Die Marine-Gustl'', ''Mein Annerl'', ''Der Goldfisch'' and ''Die Csikosbaroness'' could muster only passing interest. Much of the success of his works was due to the distinguished presentation of their title roles by his brother's (Joseph Jarno) wife, the highly popular
actress
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and
soubrette
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Theatre
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Hansi Niese
Johanna Niese, known as Hansi Niese (10 November 1875 in Vienna – 4 April 1934) was an Austrian actress.
Career
Hansi Niese made her debut at age 18 in 1891 in the South Moravian town of Znojmo at the local theater. Her success story bega ...
.
He loved to introduce historically well known persons into his operettas;
Kaiser Joseph II in ''Die Försterchristl'',
Prince Eugene of Savoy in ''Jungfer Sonnenschein'',
Joseph Haydn in ''Das Musikantenmädel''.
Before operettas, he wrote three operas: ''Die schwarze Kaschka'' (1895), ''Der Richter von Zalamea'' (1899) based on
Calderon's ''El alcalde de Zalamea'', and ''Der zerbrochne Krug'' (1903) based on
Heinrich von Kleist
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's
play
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; none prevailed.
His main success, ''Die Försterchristl'', had a run of 64 performances at
Broadway
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**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
's
Herald Square Theatre
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History
The Park Theatre opened in 1883 (also known as the New Park Theat ...
in 1910/11 under the title ''The Girl and the Kaiser''.
Stage works
Bibliography
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References
*
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Reclams Operettenführer, Anton Würz (ed.), Stuttgart 1962
External links
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1868 births
1920 deaths
19th-century classical composers
20th-century classical composers
Hungarian classical composers
Hungarian expatriates in Austria
Hungarian expatriates in Germany
Hungarian opera composers
Hungarian male classical composers
Male opera composers
People from Buda
20th-century Hungarian male musicians
19th-century male musicians