Jenő Huszka

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Jenő Huszka (a.k.a. Eugen Huszka) was a Hungarian composer of operettas. He was born in Szeged, 24 April 1875 and died in Budapest, 2 February 1960. At five years old, he had his first performance - nicely played violin. He studied composition at the Academy of Music (Zeneakadémia) in Budapest. As a young man (in 1896) he was a member of the Lamoureux Orchestra in Paris. He also had to study law (this was the wish of his parents). After finishing his studies, he worked in the Ministry of Education in Budapest, in the department of art. His friend Martos Ferenc, a distinguished Hungarian librettist, worked in the same department and wrote all the librettos for his operettas.