Polnische Hochzeit

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Polnische Hochzeit (Polish Wedding) is a 1937 operetta by the Polish Jewish composer Joseph Beer to a libretto by his mentor Fritz Löhner-Beda and Alfred Grünwald, which premiered on 3 April 1937 at the Zürich Opera House.[1] The Austrian premiere followed on 6 November 1937 in Linz.[2] The operetta received spectacular success. Within a few years it was performed throughout Europe on some 40 stages (including the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, and the Teatro Fontalba in Madrid) and translated into eight languages.

The following year, following the Anschluss in 1938, Beer fled Austria and his works were suppressed by the Nazis.[3]

The Staatsoperette Dresden [de] presented the first performance in Germany on 22 April 2023.[4]

  1. ^ Robert Ignatius Letellier, Operetta: A Sourcebook, Volume I, 1443884251 (2015) p. 665: "Beer's second work, Die Polnische Hochzeit, premiered in Zürich in 1937. It was very successful and was performed throughout Europe."
  2. ^ Kornberger, Monika (2021). "Einmal sang die Liebe uns ein Lied": Deutscher Schlager der Zwischenkriegszeit in Wien und seine Protagonisten (in German). Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag. p. 202. ISBN 9783990128251. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ Frey, Stefan (11 December 2015). "Operette Die Polnische Hochzeit – Joseph Beer – von den Nazis um den Erfolg gebracht". BR-Klassik (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ Schubert, Jens Daniel (23 April 2023). "Nach über 80 Jahren erstmals auf einer deutschen Bühne". Sächsischen Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2023.