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Walter Kollo (28 January 1878 – 30 September 1940) was a German composer of
operettas,
Possen mit Gesang, and
Singspiele as well as popular songs. He was also a conductor and a music publisher.
A merchant's son, he was expected to take his father's trade but devoted himself to the study of music in the
Königsberg Sondershausen music conservatory with his mother's help. He became a theater conductor for a brief time in Königsberg before going to Berlin in 1899. In Berlin, he turned towards popular and light music, fromin8, wrote music for the popular musical theater. In 1910, with
Willy Bredschneider he composed his first great success, Große Rosinen, produced on New Year's Eve 191,1. Somewhat prolifically, he continued composing musical comedies, farces and operettas, with including Wie einst im Mai (1913; with the songs Es war in Schöneberg im Monat Mai and Die Männer sind alle Verbrecher), Der Juxbaron (1916), Drei alte Schachteln (1917) and Die Frau ohne Kuß (1924).
Kollo emerged as a composer of revues and sound films in 1915, was one of the founders of the performer's rights organization
GEMA, and had his own music publishing company. Later, he made successful concert tours as a conductor of his own works.
1931 – Frauen haben das gern (4 June 1931, Komische Oper, Berlin)
1933 – Die Männer sind mal so (4 January 1933, Schillertheater, Berlin)
1933 – Lieber reich aber glücklich (Komödienhaus, Berlin)
1934 – Derfflinger (17 February 1935, Metropol-Theater, Berlin)
1935 – Heirat nicht ausgeschlossen (4 January 1935, Komische Oper, Berlin)
1935 – Ein Kaiser ist verliebt (22 August 1935, Deutsches Nationaltheater, Osnabrück)
1935 – Berlin, wie es weint, Berlin, wie es lacht (10 October 1935, Plaza, Berlin)
1935 – Pour plaire aux femmes (nach "Frauen haben das gern") (17 October 1935, Théatre Déjazet, Paris)
1936 – Mädel ahoi (17 April 1936, Deutsches Nationaltheater, Osnabrück)
1938 – Das Schiff der schönen Frauen (25 December 1938, Apollo-Theater, Köln)
1943 – Wie einst im Mai (Walter und Willi Kollo) (26 May 1943, Theater des Volkes Berlin)
Recordings
Kollo's grandson
René Kollo has recorded a CD of songs and arias by Walter Kollo entitled 'Auf den Spuren meiner Väter: René Kollo sings Kollo', 2009, CD EMI).
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