Blindekuh (operetta)

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)

Blindekuh (Blind Man's Buff) is an operetta written by Johann Strauss II. It was first performed in Vienna at the Theater an der Wien on 18 December 1878, its composition delayed by the death of Strauss' wife, Jetty Treffz.[1] The overture was performed earlier at a charity event. The operetta was not very well received, having been withdrawn after only sixteen performances,[2] but the overture established itself in the repertoire of many orchestras.

References

  1. ^ "STRAUSS II, J.: Famous Overtures CD". NaxosDirect. http://www.naxosdirect.com/title/8.553936. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  2. ^ "STRAUSS II, J.: Edition - Vol. 11 CD". Naxosdirect. http://www.naxosdirect.com/store/cso/STRAUSS-II-J-Edition---Vol-11/title/8223211/. Retrieved 2008-10-25.