Jeno Huszka
Hungarian composer: born Szeged, 24 April, 1875; died Budapest, 2 February, 1960
A popular operetta and film-music composer, he used many folk-inspired tunes in his compositions. His mellow, sweet, uncomplicated operettas became very popular with the urban audiences in Hungary.
Stage Works
- Tilos a bemenet (No Entry) (Operetta; libretto by Ferenc
Martos); produced in 1899
- Bob herceg (Prince Bob) (Operetta; libretto by Ferenc Martos);
1902 produced in Vienna, Italy and the USA
- Aranyvirág (Gold flower) (Operetta; libretto by
Ferenc Martos); 1903
- Gül Baba (Operetta; libretto by Ferenc Martos); 1905
- Tündérszerelem (Fairy love) (Operetta; libretto
by Ferenc Martos); 1907
- Rébusz báró (Baron Rebus) (Operetta;
libretto by Ferenc Martos); 1909
- Lili bárónô (Baroness Lili) (Operetta;
libretto by Ferenc Martos); 1919
- Mária fôhadnagy (Corporal Mária) (Operetta;
libretto by Ferenc Martos);
- Szép Juhászné (Lovely Mrs Juhász) (Operetta; libretto by Ferenc Martos);
- Erzsébet and Szabadsag, szerelem (Freedom, love) (Operetta; libretto by Ferenc Martos); 1955