Music Text
Libretto by Richard Keßler, based partly on an idea by Heinrich Stobitzer; new version by Gustaf Gründgens (G)
Scoring
3S,2T,buffoT,charactercomic;buffoBar; chorus; ballet;
2(II=picc).1.3sax(or 3cl).1-2.3.1.0-timp.perc-harp-pft-strings (without vla)
Territory
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for the world.
Opera
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World Premiere
25/12/1927
Landestheater , Altenburg
Landestheater Altenburg
World premiere of version
17/02/1932
Admiralspalast, Berlin
Admiralspalast