Operetta Gala

Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus – Overture
Carl Millöcker: Gasparone – Dunkelrote rote Rosen
Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow – Vilja Lied
Emmerich Kálmán: Countess Maritza – Grüss mir mein Wien
Franz Lehár: The Land of Smiles – Overture
Franz Lehár: The Land of Smiles – Auftrittslied: Ich danke für die Huldigung
Johann Strauss II: A Night in Venice – Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau’n
Carl Millöcker: Gasparone – Wie freu’ ich mich Sie hier zu sehen… Hüten Sie sich
Ferdinand Raimund: Hobellied
Emmerich Kálmán: The Gypsy Princess – Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimatsland
Edmund Eysler: Brother Straubinger – Küssen ist keine Sünd
Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow – Overture
Franz Lehár: Giuditta – Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß
Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow – Da geh’ ich zu Maxim
Johann Strauss II: Viennese Blood – Das eine kann ich nicht verzeih’n…

Robert Jindra conductor
Kateřina Kněžíková soprano
Adam Plachetka baritone

Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán, Johann Strauss Jr, Edmund Eysler and Carl Millöcker represent different generations of composers of operetta, a perennially successful and equally perennially underrated genre of musical theatre. The reputation of the operetta as a lowbrow and somewhat outdated form of entertainment for the masses is undeserved. Indeed, there are operettas of great musical and dramatic value. Strauss’s The Bat from 1874 is one of the best. This witty tangle of plots, enriched with melodies to the rhythm of waltzes and czardas, became one of the most famous examples of the golden age of Viennese operetta, which remains in the repertoire of many contemporary opera houses. The Merry Widow is equally charming. It was created in 1905 by Franz Lehár, a famous Viennese graduate of the Prague Conservatory and Antonín Dvořák’s pupil. While the works of Carl Millöcker are less numerous and less well known, the musical environment in Austria was greatly enriched by dozens of operettas by Edmund Eysler. In the first half of the 20^th century, alongside Lehár’s works, Kálmán’s operettas The Gipsy Princess and Countess Maritza stood out, offering immortal melodies in keeping with the rules and characteristics of the genre.

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The organiser reserves the right to change the list of scheduled performers.