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Who is Suppe?
Franz von Suppé, Suppé also spelled Suppè, original name Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo Cavaliere Suppé Demelli, (born April 18, 1819, Spalato, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire [now Split, Croatia]—died May 21, 1895, Vienna, Austria), Austrian composer of light operas.
Who wrote The Poet and Peasant Overture?
Franz von Suppé
The Poet And The Peasant Overture/Composers
San Francisco Symphony – Franz von Suppé: Overture to Poet and Peasant.
When was Poet and Peasant Overture written?
1846
The Poet and the Peasant (Dichter und Bauer in the original German) is one of von Suppe’s earlier operettas, written in 1846 when he was 27 years old. Like most of his work, the operetta itself is rarely performed. But the overture has become a classic at pops concerts for both bands and orchestras.
How do you pronounce Suppe?
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈzʊpə/
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Where was Franz von Suppe born and raised?
Franz von Suppé’s parents named him Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo Cavaliere di Suppé-Demelli when he was born on 18 April 1819 in Spalato, now Split, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire. His Belgian ancestors may have emigrated there in the 18th century.
Where did Franz von Suppe perform his operettas?
Two of Suppé’s more ambitious operettas – Boccaccio and Donna Juanita – have been performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, but they failed to become repertoire works in the United States . The descriptive nature of Suppé’s overtures has earned them frequent use in numerous animated cartoons:
When did Franz von Suppe write his Requiem?
He wrote a Requiem for theatre director Franz Pokorny (now very rarely heard); it was first performed on 22 November 1855, during Pokorny’s memorial service; an oratorio, Extremum Judicum; three masses, among them the Missa Dalmatica; songs; symphonies; and concert overtures.