Jenő Huszka

Jenő Huszka (a.k.a. Eugen Huszka) was a Hungarian composer of operettas. He was born in Szeged, 24 April, 1875 and died in Budapest, 2 February, 1960. At five years old, he had his first performance - nicely played violin. He studied composition at the Academy of Music (Zeneakadémia) in Budapest. As a young man (in 1896) he was a member of the Lamoureux Orchestra in Paris. He also had to study law (this was the wish of his parents). After finishing his studies, he worked in the Ministry of Education in Budapest, in the department of art. His friend Martos Ferenc, a distinguished Hungarian librettist, worked in the same department and wrote all the librettos for his operettas.

The music of Jenő Huszka is considered fresh, sweet and romantic. It is inspired by Hungarian folk music and the waltzes of Vienna.

List of works

(all to libretti by Ferenc Martos)
*"Tilos a bemenet" (1899)
*"Prince Bob" ("Bob herceg") (1902)
*"Aranyvirág" (1903)
*"Gül Baba" (1905)
*"Tündérszerelem" (Fairy love) 1907
*"Rébusz báró" (Baron Rebus) 1909
*"Nemtudomka" [Night-club Girl] 1914
*"Baroness Lili" ("Lili bárónő") (1919)
*"Hajtóvadásza"t [Riding to Hounds] 1926
*"Erzsébet" [Elizabeth] 1939
*"Gyergyói bál" [Ball at Gyergyoi] 1941
*"Mária fôhadnagy" (Corporal Mária) 1942
*"Szép Juhászné" (Lovely Mrs Juhász) 1955
*"Szabadsag, szerelem" (Freedom, love) 1955

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