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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.

Memorial plaque for Walter Kollo at his grave in the Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin in Berlin
Memorial plaque for Walter Kollo at his grave in the Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin in Berlin

Kollo was born in Neidenburg, East Prussia. His best known work, the operetta Wie einst im Mai [de] (1913), was the basis of a 1917 Sigmund Romberg operetta in America entitled Maytime.

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 / light music, and from 1908, 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 1911. 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.

With Jean Gilbert and Paul Lincke, Kollo was a founder of the Berliner Operette.

His son Willi Kollo was also a composer of light music and his grandson is the Wagnerian tenor René Kollo.

Walter Kollo died in Berlin.


List of operettas



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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[de] Walter Kollo

Walter Elimar Kollo (eigtl. Walter Elimar Kollodzieyski; * 28. Januar 1878 in Neidenburg, Ostpreußen; † 30. September 1940 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Komponist. Er schrieb vorwiegend Operetten und sonstige Stücke der Leichten Muse.
- [en] Walter Kollo

[es] Walter Kollo

Walter Kollo (Neidenburg, Prusia Oriental, actual Nidzica, Polonia 1878 - Berlín, 1940) fue un compositor de opereta y canciones populares además de director de orquesta y publicista.



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