Der Zigeunerbaron | |
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Operetta by Johann Strauss II | |
Translation | The Gypsy Baron |
Librettist | Ignaz Schnitzer |
Language | German |
Based on | Saffi by Mór Jókai |
Premiere | 24 October 1885 Theater an der Wien, Vienna |
The Gypsy Baron (German: Der Zigeunerbaron) is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885.[1] Its German libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer is based on the unpublished 1883 story Saffi by Mór Jókai.[2][3][4][5] Jokai later published a novel A cigánybáró (English: The Gypsy Baron) in 1885 using an expanded version of this same story.[4][5]
While an operetta, The Gypsy Baron was a departure from Strauss's earlier more comic and light hearted works; displaying more serious tones both musically and dramatically in what musicologist Andrew Lamb described as "a step in Strauss’s quest for the composition of a genuine opera".[1] During the composer's lifetime, the operetta enjoyed great success internationally.[6] It is considered one of Strauss's three best stage works, along with Die Fledermaus (1874) and Eine Nacht in Venedig (1883).[6]
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