Ralph Benatzky

Ralph Benatzky

Ralph Benatzky (5 June 1884 – 16 October 1957), born in Mährisch Budwitz (Moravské Budějovice) as Rudolph Franz [František] Josef Benatzky,[1] was an Austrian composer of Moravian origin.[2] He composed operas and operettas, such as Casanova (1928), Die drei Musketiere (1929), Im weißen Rössl (1930) and Meine Schwester und ich (1930). He died in Zürich, Switzerland.

  1. ^ Barbara Boisits (11 December 2019). "Benatzky, Ralph (Rudolph Franz [František] Josef)". Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon.
  2. ^ When Benatzky was born, Moravia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; Benatzky worked in Vienna and Berlin and lived in Switzerland and America.