Jarno Georg, *3 June 1868 Budapeszt, †20 May 1920 Wrocław, Austrian composer and conductor. He studied music in Budapest. He worked as a conductor in many German cities, including Freiburg im Breisgau, Halle, Magdeburg, Metz, Bremen, Stuttgart, Berlin, Legnica and Wrocław. Having failed to achieve success as an opera composer, he devoted himself to operetta.
Jarno went down in operetta history as the creator of Die Försterchristl [Christel the Forest Ranger], whose sentimental libretto and stage qualities ensured its long-lasting success. Of his other works, only Das Musikantenmädel was successful. Jarno’s music was essentially rooted in operetta classics; the flowing melodies of his waltzes were somewhat more modern in character.
operas:
Die schwarze Kaschka, staged in Wrocław 1895
Der Richter von Zalamea, staged in Wrocław 1899
Der zerbrochene Krug, staged in Hamburg 1903
operetki:
Die Försterchristel, staged in Vienna 1907, Polish premiere under the title Krysia leśniczanka Warsaw 1908
Der Goldfisch, staged in Wrocław 1909
Das Musikantenmädel, staged in Vienna 1910
Die Marine-Gustl, staged in Vienna 1912
Das Farmermädchen, staged in Berlin 1913
Mein Annerl, staged in Vienna 1916
Jungfer Sonnenschein, staged in Vienna 1918
