Prinz Methusalem (Prince Methusalem) is an operetta written by Johann Strauss II to a libretto by Karl Treumann, after Victor Wilder and Alfred Delacour. It was first performed on January 3, 1877 in Vienna at the Carltheater. It achieved a run of eighty performances.[1] The pot-pourri overture incorporates themes from the operetta, as well as other material that might have sometime been part of the planned score.

Roles

RoleVoice typePremiere cast, 3 January 1877
(Conductor: Johann Strauss II)
Herzog von RikarakbassJosef Matras
Prinz Methusalemmezzo-soprano / tenor-baritoneAntonie Link
PulcinellasopranoCaroline Finaly
SigismundbaritoneWilhelm Knaack
Sophisticamezzo-sopranoTherese Braunecker-Schäfer

References

  1. "Strauss II, J.: Famous Overtures CD". NaxosDirect. Archived from the original on May 5, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
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