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Die Csárdásfürstin (1915)

“Die Csárdásfürstin” by Emmerich Kálmán

The Csárdás Princess, Сильва

Premiere / date of written: 17 November 1915

Die Csárdásfürstin (The Csárdás Princess; translated into English as The Riviera Girl and The Gipsy Princess) is an operetta in 3 acts by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, libretto by Leo Stein and Bela Jenbach (de). It premiered in Vienna at the Johann Strauß-Theater (de) on 17 November 1915. Numerous film versions and recordings have been made. The operetta is widely beloved in Hungary, Austria, Germany, all of Europe and particularly in the former Soviet Union, where it had been adapted into a popular film. It is arguably Kálmán's most successful work.

Libretti

# Language Authors
1 German Leo Stein, Bela Jenbach

original libretto
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