Pongrác Kacsóh (composer)

Pongrác Kacsóh (1873-1923) was a Hungarian composer. He is best known for his operetta based on Sándor Petőfi's János Vitéz to a libretto by Jenő Heltai. Andrew L. Simon Made in Hungary: Hungarian Contributions to Universal Culture, 1998, p.84 The Hungarian - type operetta is best represented by Jenő Huszka (1875 – 1960; Prince Bob, Gül Baba, etc.), Ákos Butykay (1871 – 1935) and Pongrác Kacsóh (1873 – 1923) whose János Vitéz has been a permanent selection on the ... Zsolt Nagy Great Expectations and Interwar Realities 2017 p256 Their hits included Mágnás Miska, Csárdáskirálynő, and Szibil, operettas still performed today. Sándor Petőfi's János Vitéz was made into a hugely popular musical by Pongrác Kacsóh, but since the lyricist Jenő Heltai was Jewish, it could not ... Pongrác Kacsóh at IMDb