Kaiserin Josephine
Appearance
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Kaiserin Josephine is an operetta in 8 scenes by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán. The German libretto was by Paul Knepler and Géza Herczeg. It premiered in Zürich, at the municipal theatre, on 18 January 1936.[1]
Roles
[edit]Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, January 18, 1936 (Conductor: Victor Reinshagen) |
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Duchess of Aiguillon | soprano | |
Joséphine de Beauharnais | soprano | Paola Brosig |
Napoleon Bonaparte | tenor | Heinz Rhoeden |
References
[edit]- ^ Lamb, Andrew (2001). "Kálmán, Emmerich". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.