Ralph Benatzky

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Ralph Benatzky (5 June 188416 October 1957), born in Moravské Budějovice as Rudolf František Josef Benatzky, was a Czech[1] composer. He composed operas and operettas (such as Casanova (1928), Die drei Musketiere (1929), Im weißen Rößel (1930), and Meine Schwester und ich (1930).

There is a dispute as to whether he was Jewish; see Encyclopedia Judaica art, and [1] for suggestions of Judaism.