Suppé, Franz von eigentlich Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo Cavagliere Suppé-Demelli#
Suppe, Franz von (real name: Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo Cavagliere Suppe-Demelli), b. Spalato, Croatia (then Split), April 18, 1819, d. Vienna, May 21, 1895, composer of operettas. From 1835 lived in Vienna; student of S. Sechter and I. von Seyfried; from 1840 musical director at the Theater in der Josefstadt, from 1845 at the Theater an der Wien. 1865-1882 musical director at the Carltheater. His operetta "Das Pensionat" (1860) is considered the 1st "Viennese" operetta and was produced as a response to the Offenbach operettas staged at the Carltheater.
Works#
31 operettas: Der Bandit, 1848; 10 Maedchen und kein Mann, 1862; Flotte Bursche, 1863; Pique Dame, 1864; Die schoene Galathee, 1865; Leichte Kavallerie, 1866; Banditenstreiche, 1867; Fatinitza, 1876; Boccaccio, 1879. - Overture: Dichter und Bauer, 1846. - Mass in C major, requiem, symphony, string quartets, choral works, incidental music.Literature#
O. Keller, F. v. S., 1905; A. Bauer, Opern und Operetten in Wien, 1955; B. Grun, Kulturgeschichte der Operette, 1961; B. v. Seyfried (ed.), F. v. S. (1819-1895), exhibition catalogue, Dt. Musikarchiv, Frankfurt am Main 1997.