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Raoul Mader

1856 – 1940

(1856–1940) conductor and composer

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About Raoul Mader

Lived 1856 – 1940 (aged 84). Raoul Mader was a Hungarian composer, conductor, theatre manager, writer, répétiteur and musician.

Rezső Máder, (in Hungarian sequence) Máder Rezső (June 25, 1856 – October 16, 1940) was a Hungarian conductor, composer, and playwright. His original name was Raoul.

Raoul Mader was born on June 25, 1856, in Pozsony or Pressburg (Hungarian kingdom, modern day Bratislava in Slovakia), he died on October 16, 1940, in Budapest.

Biography Rezső Máder had a gymnasium in his native city, followed by a conservatory in Vienna. Between 1882 and 1895 he taught in the conservatory and he served in Vienna Opera House, later he ran in the Royal Opera House of Budapest. In 1901 he was appointed Vice President, in the following year Chief Executive. He made the Opera House the most popular theater in Budapest. In 1907 he took over the management of Népszínház. Between 1917 and 1919 he headed of the Folk Theater of Vienna, from 1921 to 1925, again from the Operejo in Budapest. He received the title "Eternal Year of the Opera" in 1925, in addition he received Italian and Hungarian awards.

He was married in 1896.

Compositions Szökevények (1891, opera in Vienna) A piros cipő (1897, ballet in Budapest, presented a hundred times in 1908) She (1898, ballet in Budapest) Kadétkisasszony (1900, an operet in Népszínház) Primadonnák (1900, opereta in Theater Magyar) Szerelmi kaland (1902, ballet in the Opera House of Budapest) A nagymama (1908, opereta of the comedy in Népszínház) Mályvácska királykisasszony (1921, ballet in the Opera House of Budapest)

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Also known as
Raoul Maria Mader, Rezső Máder

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Raoul Mader?

(1856–1940) conductor and composer

When was Raoul Mader born?

Raoul Mader was born on 25 June 1856 in Bratislava.

When did Raoul Mader die?

Raoul Mader died on 16 October 1940 in Budapest.

What was Raoul Mader's occupation?

Raoul Mader was a composer, conductor, theatre manager, writer, répétiteur and musician.

What nationality was Raoul Mader?

Raoul Mader was Hungarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Raoul Mader

· Wikidata: Q30611317

· DBpedia: Rezső Máder

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