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Ralph Benatzky (1884-1957) was an Austrian composer of Moravian origin, known for his operas and operettas. He also wrote film scores and lived in Switzerland and America.
Ralph Benatzky war ein mährisch-österreichischer Komponist von Operetten und Revuen, der vor allem durch seine "Historischen Revueoperetten" wie Im weißen Rößl bekannt wurde. Er arbeitete mit Erik Charell, Robert Gilbert und anderen zusammen und lebte zuletzt in Zürich.
Ralph Benatzky. (1884—1957) Quick Reference. (b. Mährisch-Budwitz, Moravia, 5 June 1884; d. Zurich, 16 Oct. 1957) Composer. He began his composing career as a songwriter before turning to the theatre with a series of scores ... From: Benatzky, Ralph in The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre » Subjects: Music. Reference entries.
Ralph Benatzky. Writer: The Fairy Dolly. Composer and author, he came to the US in 1938. He wrote the stage scores for "White Horse Inn (Berlin and New York)", "Meet My Sister (New York)", "The Apaches Cocktail", and "Casanova".
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Composer and author, he came to the US in 1938. He wrote the stage scores for "White Horse Inn (Berlin and New York)", "Meet My Sister (New York)", "The Apaches Cocktail", and "Casanova". He joined ASCAP in 1945, and his chief musical collaborator was Irving Caesar.
- June 5, 1884
- October 17, 1957
BENATZKY, RALPH (1884–1957), composer. Benatzky was born in Moravske-Budejovice and studied in Prague and Munich. A composer of light music, he wrote about five thousand songs and 92 operettas. The best known was Im Weissen Roessl (1930), which became famous throughout the world as White Horse Inn.
A profile of the composer Ralph (Rudolph Josef Frantisek) Benatzky (1884-1957), along with a list of their works available to browse and buy.