Jenő Huszka

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Jenő Huszka (a.k.a. {{langx|de|Eugen Huszka}}; 24 April 1875, Szeged – 2 February 1960, Budapest) was a Hungarian composer of operettas.

Life

At the age of 5, 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 Ferenc Martos (1875–1938), 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 unless otherwise indicated)

Tilos a bemenet (No Entry) libretto by Adolf Mérei (1899)
Prince Bob (Bob herceg) (1902)
Aranyvirág (Golden Flower) (1903)
Gül Baba (1905)
Tündérszerelem (Fairy love) 1907
Rébusz báró (Baron Rebus) 1909
Nemtudomka (Night-club Girl) 1914
Baroness Lili (Lili bárónő) (1919)
Hajtóvadászat (Riding to Hounds) 1926
Erzsébet (Elizabeth) 1939
Gyergyói bál (Ball at Gyergyó) 1941
Mária fôhadnagy (Corporal Mária or Lieutenant Mary) 1942
Szép Juhászné (Lovely Mrs Juhász) 1955
Szabadsag, szerelem (Liberty and Love) 1955

Jenő Huszka

Life

List of works

See also