Emil Ábrányi
Emil Ábrányi | |
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 Emil, 1910s | |
| Born | 22 September 1882 |
| Died | 11 February 1970 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Opera director |
| Era | 20th century |
Emil Ábrányi (22 September 1882 – 11 February 1970) was a Hungarian composer, conductor, and opera director.
Life[]
He was conductor at the Royal Hungarian Opera House from 1911–19, and director there from 1919 to 1920. In 1921, he became the director at the , where he remained until 1926. For many years he taught conducting at the Budapest Academy of Music. He composed twelve operas of which only six have been performed professionally.[1] He was the grandson of the composer Kornél Ábrányi.
Operas[]
- A ködkirály (The King of Mist) (1 act, libretto by Á. Pásztor, 17 May 1903, Royal Hungarian Opera House, Budapest)
- Monna Vanna (3 acts, libretto by Emil Ábrányi, Sr. (father of the composer) after Maeterlinck's drama of the same name, 2 March 1907, Royal Hungarian Opera House, Budapest).
- Paolo és Francesca (3 acts, libretto after Dante by Emil Ábrányi, Sr., 13 January 1912, Royal Hungarian Opera House, Budapest)
- Don Quijote (3 acts, libretto after Cervantes by Emil Ábrányi, Sr., 30 November 1917, Royal Hungarian Opera House, Budapest)
- Ave Maria: Májusi intermezzo (A May Intermezzo) (1 act, 25 February 1922, Budapest Municipal Theatre)
- A vak katona (The Blind Soldier) (1 act, libretto by E. Sas., 11 June 1923, Budapest Municipal Theatre).
- Az éneklö dervis (The Singing Dervish) (2 acts, libretto by N. W. Khayatt, 1937, unperformed)
- Liliomos herceg (The Prince of the Lilies) (3 acts, libretto by Bohdaneczky, 1938, unperformed).
- Bizánc (Byzantium) (3 acts, libretto by E. Innocent-Vincze, after F. Herczeg, 1942, unperformed)
- Éva boszorkány (Eva the Witch) (3 acts, libretto after F. Herczeg., 1944, unperformed)
- Balatoni rege (A Balaton Legend) (3 acts, libretto after F. Herczeg., 1945, unperformed)
- A Tamás-templom karnagya (The Cantor of the St. Thomas Church) (3 acts, libretto by G. Láng., 1947, unperformed; the first opera written on the life of Johann Sebastian Bach)
References[]
- ^ "Emil Ábrányi". Stanford University.
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