Ernst Wehlisch

Ernst Welisch (27 February 1875 – 26 March 1941) was an Austrian playwright and theatre director. He is primarily known for the numerous operetta librettos that he wrote for composers such as Leo Fall, Jean Gilbert, Emmerich Kálmán, and Ralph Benatzky. Welisch was born in Vienna, but spent most of his career in Berlin. In the 1930s he returned to Vienna where he died shortly before the premiere of his last work, Venedig in Wien.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1875 (Vienna), Died 1941 (Vienna)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gramophone	0D679	10-in.	11/19/1931	Wenn die Garde aufmarschiert	Marek Weber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	lyricist
Gramophone	0D685	10-in.	11/24/1931	Du bist das Liebste	Marek Weber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	lyricist
Gramophone	0D686	10-in.	11/4/1931	Es ist besser so	Marek Weber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wehlisch, Ernst," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359864.

Wehlisch, Ernst. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359864.

"Wehlisch, Ernst." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.