Ernst Welisch

Ernst Welisch (27 February 1875 – 26 March 1941) was an Austrian playwright and theatre director. He is primarily known for the numerous operetta librettos that he wrote for composers such as Leo Fall, Jean Gilbert, Emmerich Kálmán, and Ralph Benatzky. Welisch was born in Vienna, but spent most of his career in Berlin. In the 1930s he returned to Vienna where he died shortly before the premiere of his last work, Venedig in Wien.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1875 (Vienna), Died 1941 (Vienna)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-32788	10-in.	7/22/1925	Wenn Du meine Tante siehst	Ivan Frank	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Gramophone	BNR750	10-in.	10/3/1929	Drei Musketiere	Marek Weber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Gramophone	BK2706	10-in.	1/10/1928	Josef, ach Josef	Fritzi Massary ; Max Pallenberg	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	lyricist
Gramophone	BK2707	10-in.	1/10/1928	Im Liebesfalle	Fritzi Massary	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Welisch, Ernst," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105818.

Welisch, Ernst. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105818.

"Welisch, Ernst." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.