Naslov
Franz Lehár in Everyday Life of Pula (1894‒1896): Friendships and Inspirations

Autori
Duraković, Lada ; Kokanović Marković, Marijana

Kolaboracija
Univerzitet u Novom Sadu

Izvornik
Hudební věda (0018-7003) LX (2023), 2; 171-191

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Franz Lehár ; Pula ; Navy Orchestra ; Franz Karl Ginzkey ; Miklós Horthy ; Antonio Smareglia ; Felix Falzari

Sažetak
The subject of this paper is a less known period of Franz Lehár’s life, namely, the time of his service as bandmaster of the Navy Orchestra in Pula, the principal port of the Austro-Hungarian Navy (1894‒1896). Under his direction, the Navy Orchestra consisted of up to 110 players, all of them professionally trained and proficient, which enabled the young musician to build up an ambitious repertoire. There is no doubt that Lehár’s conducting practice contributed to his development as a composer. During his stay in Pula, the young Navy Orchestra bandmaster befriended numerous prominent citizens of Pula and Navy officers. Of particular importance in this respect was his attendance of the local Navy Casino café. It was then the hub of the city’s social life frequented by dignitaries, artists, and Navy officers. There, Lehár made several acquaintances which proved to be of major importance both for his social life and for his work as a composer, including Navy lieutenant and author Franz Karl Ginzkey, and vice admiral Miklós Horthy. Lehár’s friendship with Antonio Smareglia, an opera composer from Pula, and Felix Falzari, a poet and writer, was vital for Lehár’s compositional pursuits. As an ardent admirer of Richard Wagner, Smareglia introduced Lehár to the operas Tristan und Isolde and the Ring cycle. In 1894, Lehár composed a collection of songs, Weidmannsliebe / Karst-Lieder op. 26, setting texts by Falzari. At Lehár’s request, Falzari also wrote the libretto for Lehár’s opera Kukuschka, characterized by a dynamic plot and convincingly portrayed Russian atmosphere. Lehár’s collaboration with his Pula friends, F. Falazari and A. Smareglia, provided a major impulse for his work on Kukuschka.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Znanost o umjetnosti

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