The Last Waltz (operetta)

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The Last Waltz (Der letzte Walzer) is a Viennese operetta in three acts, with music by Oscar Straus, to a libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It opened at the Berliner Theater in Berlin on 12 February 1920 and starred Fritzi Massary. An English adaptation for Broadway was prepared by Harold Atteridge and Edward Delaney, with additional music by Alfred Goodman and opened at the Century Theatre in New York on May 10, 1921, running for 185 performances.

Another English adaptation was prepared for the London stage by Robert Evett and Reginald Arkell. This version opened at the Gaiety Theatre, London on December 7, 1922 and ran for 240 performances. It starred Jose Collins, who sang "The Mirror Song" on BBC radio.

[edit] Roles

• General Krasian
• Baron Ippolith Mekowitch
• Prince Paul
• Lieutenant Jack Merrington
• Captain Kaminski
• Lieutenant Labinski
• Ensign Orsinski
• Vladek
• Officer of the Guard
• Countess Alexandrowna
• Annuschka, Hannuschka, Petruschka, Babuschka, and Vera Lisaveta, her daughters
• Chorus of Officer, Attendants, Court Ladies, etc.

[edit] Musical Numbers

Act I

• Man is Master of His Fate - Merrington
• Love, the Minstrel - Vera
• Mama! Mama! - Countess, Annuschka, Hannuschka, Petruschka
• I Love You Best Of All - Ippolith and Girls
• The Last waltz - Merrington and Vera

Act II

• The Laggard Lovers - Ippolith, Girls and Officers
• The Mirror Song - Vera
• I Must Not Tell You So - Babuschka and Ippolith
• When Life and Love Are Calling - Vera and Merrington

Act III

• O-la-la! - Vera

[edit] External links

• Information about the various productions
• Information and links to three film versions
• Information about BBC broadcast