List of operettas by Johann Strauss II
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This is a complete list of the operettas written by the Austria
n composer Johann Strauss II
(1825–1899).
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n composer Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II , also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son , was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas...
(1825–1899).
| Title | |Genre | |Subdivisions | |Libretto | |Première date | |Place, theatre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Die lustigen Weiber von Wien | burleske Operette | 3 acts | Josef Braun | incomplete, composed c. 1868 | |
| Romulus | incomplete, composed c. 1871 | ||||
| Indigo und die vierzig Räuber Indigo und die vierzig Räuber Indigo und die vierzig Räuber is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II, with a German libretto by Maximilian Steiner based on the tale "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights.... |
komische Operette | 3 acts | M Steiner | 10 February 1871 | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Theater an der Wien Theater an der Wien The Theater an der Wien is a historic theatre on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district of Vienna. Completed in 1801, it has seen the premieres of many celebrated works of theatre, opera, and symphonic music... |
| Der Karneval in Rom Der Karneval in Rom Der Karneval in Rom —also known as Karneval in Rom— is an operetta in three acts composed by Johann Strauss II to a libretto by Josef Braun, Richard Genée and Maximilian Steiner. It was Strauss' second operetta and based on Victorien Sardou's comedy Piccolino... |
komische Operette | 3 acts | Josef Braun and C Lindau | 1 March 1873 | Vienna, Theater an der Wien |
| Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée.- Literary sources :... |
komische Operette | 3 acts | Carl Haffner and Richard Genée Richard Genée Franz Friedrich Richard Genée was a Prussian born Austrian librettist, playwright, and composer.Genée was born in Danzig. One of his best known works was the libretto of Karl Millöcker's operetta Der Bettelstudent, which he co-wrote with Friedrich Zell .In 1876, Genée composed the operetta Der... , after Henri Meilhac Henri Meilhac Henri Meilhac , was a French dramatist and opera librettist.-Biography:Meilhac was born in Paris in 1831. As a young man, he began writing fanciful articles for Parisian newspapers and vaudevilles, in a vivacious boulevardier spirit which brought him to the forefront... and Ludovic Halévy Ludovic Halévy Ludovic Halévy was a French author and playwright. He was half Jewish : his Jewish father had converted to Christianity prior to his birth, to marry his mother, née Alexandrine Lebas.-Biography:Ludovic Halévy was born in Paris... 's Le réveillon |
5 April 1874 | Vienna, Theater an der Wien |
| Cagliostro in Wien Cagliostro in Wien Cagliostro in Wien is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II to a libretto by F. ZellF. Zell was the pen name of Camillo Walzel . and Richard Genée... |
komische Operette | 3 acts | F. Zell and Richard Genée | 27 February 1875 | Vienna, Theater an der Wien |
| Prinz Methusalem Prinz Methusalem Prinz Methusalem is an operetta written by Johann Strauss II to a libretto by Karl Treumann, after Victor Wilder and Alfred Delacourt. It was first performed on January 3, 1877 in Vienna at the Carltheater. It achieved a run of eighty performances... |
komische Operette | 3 acts | C Treumann, after Delacour and Wilder | 3 January 1877 | Vienna, Carltheater Carltheater The Carltheater was a theatre in Vienna. It was in the suburbs in Leopoldstadt at Praterstraße 31 .It was the successor to the Leopoldstädter Theater. After a series of financial difficulties, that theater had been sold in 1838 to the director, Carl Carl, who continued to run it in parallel to his... |
| Blindekuh Blindekuh (operetta) Blindekuh 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. The overture was performed earlier at a charity event... |
Operette | 3 acts | R Kneisel | 18 December 1878 | Vienna, Theater an der Wien |
| Das Spitzentuch der Königin Das Spitzentuch der Königin Das Spitzentuch der Königin is an operetta by Johann Strauss II. The libretto by Heinrich Bohrmann-Riegen and Richard Genée was based on Cervantes.... |
Operette | 3 acts | H Bohrmann-Riegen and Richard Genée, after Cervantes Cervantes -People:*Alfonso J. Cervantes , mayor of St. Louis, Missouri*Francisco Cervantes de Salazar, 16th-century man of letters*Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban composer*Jorge Cervantes, a world-renowned expert on indoor, outdoor, and greenhouse cannabis cultivation... |
1 October 1880 | Vienna, Theater an der Wien |
| Der lustige Krieg Der lustige Krieg Der lustige Krieg is the name of 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 and Richard Genée... |
Operette | 3 acts | F Zell and Richard Genée | 25 November 1881 | Vienna, Theater an der Wien |
| Eine Nacht in Venedig Eine Nacht in Venedig Eine Nacht in Venedig is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II and was premiered in Berlin on 3 October 1883 in the Neues Friedrich Wilhelmstadisches Theater, and is the only one of the operettas of Johann Strauss II ever to be premiered outside Vienna... |
komische Operette | 3 acts | F Zell and Richard Genée, after E Cormon and M Carré's Château Trompette | 3 October 1883 | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Neues Friedrich Wilhelmstadisches Theater |
| Der Zigeunerbaron | Operette | 3 acts | Ignaz Schnitzer, after Mór Jókai Mór Jókai Mór Jókai , born Móric Jókay de Ásva , outside Hungary also known as Maurus Jokai, was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist.-Early life:... 's Sáffi |
24 October 1885 | Vienna, Theater an der Wien |
| Der Schelm von Bergen | J Schnitzer, after Heinrich Heine Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century. He was also a journalist, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder by composers such as Robert Schumann... |
incomplete, composed c. 1886 | |||
| Simplicius Simplicius (operetta) Simplicius is an operetta by Johann Strauss II. It was conceived from the work of HJC von Grimmelhausen titled Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus or simply Adventurous Simplicissimus, which was opined by many to be the 17th century's greatest German novel... |
Operette | prologue and 2 acts | Victor Léon, after von Grimmelhausen Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen was a German author.-Biography:Grimmelshausen was born at Gelnhausen. At the age of ten he was kidnapped by Hessian soldiery, and in their midst tasted the adventures of military life in the Thirty Years' War... 's Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus |
17 December 1887 | Vienna, Theater an der Wien |
| Fürstin Ninetta | 3 acts | H Wittmann and J Bauer | 10 January 1893 | Vienna, Theater an der Wien | |
| Jabuka | 3 acts | M Kalbeck and G Davis | 12 October 1894 | Vienna, Theater an der Wien | |
| Waldmeister Waldmeister Waldmeister is an operetta written by Johann Strauss II. It was first performed on 4 December 1895 at the Theater an der Wien... |
Operette | 3 acts | G Davis | 4 December 1895 | Vienna, Theater an der Wien |
| Die Göttin der Vernunft | Operette | 3 acts | A M Willner A. M. Willner Alfred Maria Willner was an Austrian writer, philosopher, musicologist, composer and librettist. He began composing mostly music for the piano before making a career writing librettos for ballets, operas and operettas... and B Buchbinder |
13 March 1897 | Vienna, Theater an der Wien |
Operettas arranged by others using music by Johann Strauss II (selection)
- Le reine Indigo, opérette in 3 acts (1875)
- La tzigane, opérette in 3 acts (1877)
- Wiener BlutWiener Blut (operetta)Wiener Blut is an operetta named after the "Wiener Blut" waltz, supposedly with music by the composer Johann Strauss the Younger, who did not live to witness the première. Such was the popularity of the original "Wiener Blut" Op...
, Operette in 3 acts, arranged by Adolf Müller (1899) - Gräfin Pepi, Operette in 3 acts, arranged by E Reiterer (1902)
- Tausend und eine nacht, Operette in a prelude and 2 acts, arranged by E Reiterer (1906)
- Reiche Mädchen, Operette in 3 acts (1909)
- Der blaue Held, Operette in 3 acts (1912)
- Faschingshochzeit, Operette arranged by J Klein (1921)
- Casanova, Operette in 7 scenes, arranged by Ralph BenatzkyRalph BenatzkyRalph Benatzky , Moravia, Austrian Empire – 16 October 1957), born in Moravské Budějovice as Rudolf Josef František Benatzki, was an Austrian composer of Czech origin...
(1928) - Walzer aus Wien, SingspielSingspielA Singspiel is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera...
in 2 acts, arranged by J Bittner and Erich Wolfgang KorngoldErich Wolfgang KorngoldErich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austro-Hungarian film and romantic music composer. While his compositional style was considered well out of vogue at the time he died, his music has more recently undergone a reevaluation and a gradual reawakening of interest...
(1930)