''Monika'' is a 1937 operetta by

Nico Dostal Nico Dostal (full name: Nikolaus Josef Michael Dostal) (27 November 1895 – 27 October 1981) was an Austrian composer who later specialised in operetta and film music. Life Dostal was born in Korneuburg, Lower Austria, and was the nephew of com ...

to a libretto by Hermann Hermecke. The premiere was 3 October 1937 in Stuttgart.Andrew Lamb ''150 Years of Popular Musical Theatre''- 0300075383 2000 Page 230 "It was another operetta with a topical plot about the movies that gave success to Nico Dostal (1895-1981), who had for some years ... , Monika (1939), Die ungarische Hochzeit (The Hungarian Wedding, 1939), and Manina (1942)."

Recording

*Selections on ''Nico Dostal dirigiert sein beliebtesten Operetten - Die ungarische Hochzeit, Manina, Clivia, Monika'', Eurodisc LP

References

1937 operas Operas by Nico Dostal Operas German-language operettas {{German-opera-stub