Der lustige Krieg
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Operettas and operas
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Der lustige Krieg (The Merry War) is 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]
Roles
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 25 November 1881 (Conductor: Johann Strauss II) |
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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
- Place: The garrisoned Mediterranean city of Massa.[1]
- Time: First part of the 18th century
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
- 1 2 "STRAUSS II, J.: Edition — Vol. 49 CD". NaxosDirect. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
- Sources
- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005).[http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco?r=&alm_testo=Der_lustige_Krieg "Der lustige Krieg"]. Almanacco Amadeus (Italian).
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