- Zsuzsi kisasszony
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Emmerich Kálmán 
Operettas- The Gay Hussars (1908)
- Az obsitos (1910)
- Der Zigeunerprimas (1912)
- Zsuzsi kisasszony (1915)
- Die Csárdásfürstin (1915)
- Die Bajadere (1921)
- Gräfin Mariza (1924)
- Die Zirkusprinzessin (1926)
- Die Herzogin von Chicago (1928)
- Das Veilchen vom Montmartre (1930)
- Kaiserin Josephine (1936)
- Marinka (1945)
- Arizona Lady (1954)
Zsuzsi kisasszony (literally "Miss Suzy", also known as Miss Springtime) is an operetta in 3 acts by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán. It premiered at the Vig theatre in Budapest on February 23, 1915. The Hungarian language libretto was by Martos and M. Bródy. As Miss Springtime, it opened on Broadway in 1916.
With a German libretto by A. M. Willner and R. Oesterreicher, a revised version of the music premiered as Die Faschingsfee in Vienna, at the Johann Strauss Theater, on 21 September 1917.
Roles
Role Voice type Premiere Cast, February 23, 1915
(Conductor: -)Alexandra Maria soprano Hubert von Mützelburg tenor Lori Aschenbrenner soprano Ottokar von Grevlingen baritone Viktor Ronai tenor Synopsis
The plot revolves around an artist, Victor, who in defending the honor of an unknown woman (princess Alexandra Maria, as it turns out) offends his patron and loses a large stipend.
Sources
Andrew Lamb. "Kalman", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed 29 January 2008 ), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
Categories:- Operas by Emmerich Kálmán
- 1915 operas
- Hungarian-language operettas
- Operas set in Hungary
- Operas set in Austria
- Hungarian music
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