Franz von Suppé, born Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo de Suppé was an Austrian composer of light operas and other theatre music. He came from the Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austro-Hungarian Empire. 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 Pique Dame.
Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1895)
Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1895)
On April 18, in the year 1819, Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1895). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of April 18, one of 277 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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