Julius Hopp Explained

Julius Hopp (18 May 1819 – 28 August 1885) was an Austrian composer, conductor, arranger and translator.

Life and career

Born in Graz, Empire of Austria, the son of the actor and poet Friedrich Hopp, Lucius became known in the 1860s and 1870s through his adaptations of Jacques Offenbach's operettas, which were mainly performed in the Theater an der Wien, where Hopp was Kapellmeister. He composed parodies, antics and folk plays and appeared as a translator of French operas and operettas. In particular Hopp's sparkling adaptations of the operettas of Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) ensured the success of these works on Viennese soil and brought riches to theatre entrepreneurs whereby Hopp, due to his modesty, but not entirely through his own fault,[1] did not enjoy that shower of gold.[2]

Of Hopp's own works - despite their richness of melody - Das Donauweibchen and Morilla were only moderate successes. "Margaret and Mitten," on the other hand, had countless performances.[3] The costs of the corpse burial were covered by (1822-1885), General Director of the two Viennese court theatres.[6] (libretto: Anton Langer), Original life picture with singing, UA 1860

Notes and References

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  4. Hopp died at age 66 on 28 August 1885 in the in Vienna Alsergrund; he was buried on 31 August 1885 at Wiener Zentralfriedhof.[3]
  5. As the last of his theatre performances Hopp worked at the Theater in der Josefstadt until 1880. After he had become hard of hearing and unable to work at that time, the days of naked misery came for him.[3]
  6. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24874767 Zwei Mann von Hess : Walzer für das Pianoforte nach Motiven aus dem gleichnamigen Lebensbilde von Anton Langer

  7. Work

    • Oesterreichs Flüsse (libretto: Carl Paul), allegorical festival, UA 1854
    • Der Bräutigam in Hemdärmeln oder Vetter Fritz (libretto: Karl Julius), Posse mit Gesang, UA 1854
    • Eine Vorstadt-G'schicht' (libretto: O. F. Berg), Life picture with singing and dancing, UA 1858
    • Ein Wiener Kind (libretto: Therese Megerle), Folk play with singing, UA 1858
    • Bruder und Brüderln (libretto: Karl Stein), Character portrait with singing and dancing, UA 1858
    • Im Dorf (libretto: Therese Megerle), Rural character painting with song and dance, UA 1858
    • Ein gebrochenes Wort (Das Erbtheil der Waise) (libretto: Therese Megerle), play with singing and dancing, UA 1859
    • Zwei Mann von Heß[6]
  8. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/838074383 Residenz-Theater ... Fäustling und Margareth'l : Parodie-Burleske in 5 Bildern von Justus Sixtus ; Musik von Julius Hopp
  9. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/705785424 Die fesche Godl: Skizzen aus dem Wiener Volksleben mit Gesang in drei Abtheilungen und sechs Bildern

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