Franz von Suppé or Francesco
Suppé Demelli (April 18, 1819,
Spalato – May 21, 1895
(aged 76), Vienna) was an
Austrian composer of light
operas who was born in what is
now Croatia during the time his
father was working in this
outpost of the Austro-
Hungarian Empire. A composer
and conductor of the Romantic
period, he is notable for his
four dozen operettas.