Johann (Baptist) Strauss Jnr

Austrian Composer, conductor and violinist; born Vienna 25 October, 1825; died Vienna 3 June, 1899

Stage Works:

  1. Indigo und die vierzig Räuber; operetta; 3 acts, 4 scenes; libretto by Maximilian Steiner; Theater an der Wien, Vienna; 10 February 1871; as Indigo; American adaptation by Max Freeman and Edgar Smith; Casion Theatre, New York; 25 August 1891 (c. 50 perfs)

  2. Der Carneval in Rom; operetta; 3 acts; libretto by J. Braun, C. Lindau, after Sardou; Theater an der Wien, Vienna; 1 March 1873

  3. Die Fledermaus; operetta; 3 acts; libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée, based on Le réveillon by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy; Theater an der Wien, Vienna; 5 April 1874: Thalia Theatre, New York; 18 October 1879 (7 perfs in repertory): as The Merry Countess; libretto by Gladys Unger; lyrics by Arthur Anderson; Shubert Theatre, New York; 20 August 1912; (135 perfs): as A Wonderful Night; adaptation by Fanny Todd Mitchell; Majestic Theatre, New York; 31 October 1929 (125 perfs): as Rosalinda; adaptation by Gottfried Reinhardt and John Meehan, Jnr.; lyrics by Paul Kerby; 44th Street Theatre, New York; 28 October, 1943 (total 521 perfs)

  4. Prinz Methusalem; operetta; 3 acts, 4 scenes; libretto by Karl Treumann; based on the French libretto by Alfred Delacour and Victor von Wilder; Carltheater, Vienna; 3 January 1877: Thalia Theatre, New York; 29 October, 1880 (12 perfs in repertory)

  5. Das Spitzentuch der Königin (The Queen's Lace Handkerchief) ; operetta; 3 acts; libretto by Heinrich Bohrmann-Riegen, Richard Genée, after Cervantess; Theater an der Wien, Vienna; 1 Oct 1880: American adaptation by James Frenor; Casino Theatre, New York; 21 October, 1882 (113 perfs)

  6. Der lustige Krieg (The Merry War); operetta; 3 acts; libretto by F. Zell and Richard Genée; based on the operetta Les Dames capitaines by Mélesville; Theater an der Wien, Vienna; 25 Nov 1881; as The Merry War; adapted by Robert Reece; Alhambra Theatre, London; 16 October, 1882; Thalia Theatre, New York; 15 March 1882 (78 perfs)

  7. Eine Nacht in Venedig; operetta; 3 acts; libretto by F. Zell, Richard Genée; based on Le Château Trompette by Jules Cormon and Michel Carré; Friedrich Wilhelmstädtisches Theater, Berlin; 3 Oct 1883; Daly's Theatre, New York; 26 April 1884 (33 perfs); as A Night in Venice adapted by Lesley Storm and Dudley Glass Cambridge Theatre, London; 25 May, 1944.

  8. Der Zigeunerbaron; operetta; 3 acts; libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer; based on Sáffi by Mór Jókai; Theater an der Wien, Vienna; 24 Oct 1885; as The Gypsy Baron; American version adapted by Sydney Rosenfeld; Casino Theatre, New York; 15 February, 1866; (86 perfs): as The Gypsy Baron; adapted by Geoffrey Dunn; 9 June, 1964

  9. Simplicius; operetta; 3 acts; libretto by Victor Léon; Theater an der Wien, Vienna 17 December, 1887

  10. Ritter Pázmán; comic opera; 3acts; libretto by L. Dóczi, after J. Arany; Court Opera, Vienna, 1 January 1892

  11. Jabuka; (Das Apfelfest); operetta; 3 acts; libretto by M. Kalbeck, G. Davis; Theater an der Wien, Vienna; 12 October 1894

  12. Waldmeister; operetta; 3 acts; libretto by Davis; Theater an der Wien, Vienna; 4 December 1895

  13. 1001 Nacht (1001 Nights); operetta; 2 acts, prologue; libretto by Leo Stein and Carl Lindau; music arranged by Ernst Reiterer; Venedig in Wein, Vienna; June 1906; Volksoper, Vienna 27 October, 1907.

  14. Die Göttin der Vernunft; operetta; 3 acts; libretto by A. M. Willner, B. Buchbinder; Theater an der Wien, Vienna; 13 March 1897

  15. Wiener Blut; operetta; 3 acts; libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein; Carltheater, Vienna; 25 October 1899; as Vienna Life; American adaptation by Glen MacDonough; Broadway Theatre, New York; 23 January, 1901 (35 perfs)

  16. Aschenbrödel; ballet, 3acts; choreographed by H. Regel, after A. Kollmann; Royal Opera, Berlin, 3 May 1901 [adapted and arr. J. Bayer]

  17. Casanova; operetta; 7 scenes; libretto by Rudolph Schanzer and Ernst Welisch; music arranged by Ralph Benatzky; Grosses Schauspielhaus, Berlin; 1 September, 1928; Volksoper, Vienna; 10 October 1935; adaptation by Hans Muller and Harry Graham; London Coliseum 24 May, 1932