Emmerich Kalman (1882-1953) ranks next to Franz Lehar as one of the leading representatives of the 'Silver Era' of — the operetta, which was stamped above all by the works of the Austro-Hungarian cultural sphere, and which ... more »followed
the classical period of the Viennese operetta. The roots of the phenomenal originality of his melodies lie in his love of
Hungarian gypsy music and his natural affinity for the Viennese waltz tradition, which characterize such musically
original, international successes as the operettas 'The Czardas Princess' (1915), 'Countess Maritza' (1924) and
'The Circus Princess' (1926). Kalman emigrated to America in 1939 but returned to Europe after the War and died
in Paris on 30 October 1953. Beginning in the 1920s, he increasingly incorporated elements of modern dance music
into his stage works.
In this entertaining film version some of the great singer-actors from the 1960s and 70s can once again be seen and
heard - names like Ingeborg Hallstein, Rudolf Schock and Peter Frankenfeld.« less
Actors:Hallstein, Schock, Oren, Karner, Tilden Director:Kohler Studio:Arthaus Musik Format:DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 02/24/2012 Release Year: 2012 Run Time: 1hr 51min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Edition: Classical MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:German Subtitles:German, English, French