SUPP, FRANZ VON

born April 18, 1819, Spalato, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire [now Split, Croatia] died May 21, 1895, Vienna, Austria Supp also spelled Supp, original name Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo Cavaliere Supp Demelli Austrian composer of light operas. He greatly influenced the development of Austrian and German light music up to the middle of the 20th century. Supp conducted at the Theater an der Wien, the Josephstadt, and other theatres in Vienna. His most successful comic operas were produced in Vienna and include Leichte Kavallerie (1866), Fatinitza (1876), and Boccaccio (1879). He also wrote choral works, a symphony, and string quartets.