- Der lustige Krieg
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Operas by Johann Strauss II Indigo und die vierzig Räuber (1871)
Der Karneval in Rom (1873)
Die Fledermaus (1874)
Cagliostro in Wien (1875)
Prinz Methusalem (1877)
Blindekuh (1878)
Das Spitzentuch der Königin (1880)
Der lustige Krieg (1881)
Eine Nacht in Venedig (1883)
Der Zigeunerbaron (1885)
Simplicius (1887)
Ritter Pázmán (1892)
Waldmeister (1895)
Wiener Blut (arranged
by Adolf Müller, 1899)Der lustige Krieg (The Merry War) is the name of a three-act operetta composed by Johann Strauss II. The work was first performed on 25 November 1881 at the Theater an der Wien. Its libretto was by F Zell (Camillo Walzel) and Richard Genée. The operetta was well received at its premiere, and was performed 69 times during its first run.[1]
Contents
Roles
Role Voice type Premiere cast, 25 November 1881
(Conductor: Johann Strauss II)Violetta, Countess Lomelli, a widow soprano Caroline Finaly Artemisia, Princess of Massa-Carrara contralto Rosa Streitmann Else Groot soprano Balthasar Groot, her husband, a tulip merchant from Holland baritone Marchese Sebastiano tenor Alexander Girardi Colonel Umberto Spinola tenor Riccardo Durazzo baritone Fortunato Franchetti bass-baritone Biffi tenor Pamfilio baritone First lady soprano Second lady mezzo-soprano Third lady contralto First commissioner tenor Second commissioner bass Colonel van Scheelen spoken Officers and their wives, soldiers and people (chorus) Synopsis
The stage work is set in the first part of the 18th century in the garrisoned Mediterranean city of Massa.[1] It concerns a dispute between two states. The 'war' between them is played out as a game of love between Colonel Umberto Spinola, the commander-in-chief of the Genoese army, and the widowed Countess Violetta. Despite the name of the operetta, there is no fighting or bloodshed in the 'war'.
Recordings
Johann Strauss: Der lustige Krieg, ORF Radio-Symphonie Orchester, Wiener Jeunesse-Chor, Wiener Motettenchor
- Conductor: Ulf Schirmer
- Principal singers: Eva Mei, Jorma Silvasti, Daphne Evangelatos, Jörg Schneider, Paul Armin Edelmann, Birgid Steinberger
- Recording date:
- Label: ORF CD240
References
- Notes
- ^ a b "STRAUSS II, J.: Edition — Vol. 49 CD". NaxosDirect. http://www.naxosdirect.ca/STRAUSS-II-J-Edition---Vol-49/title/8223275/. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
- Sources
Categories:- Operas by Johann Strauss II
- 1881 operas
- German-language operettas
- Italy in fiction
- Operas
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