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In Florence in 1331, the erotic stories of poet Boccaccio provoke the city’s husbands, who plot to drive him out and have him imprisoned. Boccaccio has his own plans: he courts Fiammetta, the Duke’s daughter, and ultimately wins the Duke’s favor and her hand.
A three-act German operetta about the historical figure Cagliostro, with roles including Empress Maria Theresa, Count Cagliostro, the Italian street singer Lorenza, and Cagliostro’s aide Blasoni.
In 1580, Cervantes mocks Count Villalobos in a song and is arrested, but the King releases him because the Queen admires his writing. The Queen sends Cervantes a lace handkerchief confessing her love; Villalobos finds it, and the King sends his wife to a convent. Cervantes and his friends disguise themselves as thieves and bring the Queen back. Disguised as a servant, she serves the King his favorite dish, and Cervantes tells a story that reconciles the couple.
Colonel Ollendorf arranges for the penniless student Symon to pose as a wealthy nobleman so he can marry Laura Nowalska. They fall in love, but after their wedding Ollendorf reveals the deception and Symon is cast out. Symon’s friend Janicki reveals that he is a Polish officer involved in a plot to restore King Stanislaus. Symon impersonates a grand duke to help the plan succeed, and is ultimately accepted by Laura and her family.
A three-act operetta based on Victorien Sardou’s comedy Piccolino.
In the garrisoned Mediterranean city of Massa in the early eighteenth century, a dispute between two states becomes a game of love between Genoese commander Colonel Umberto Spinola and the widowed Countess Violetta. Despite the title, the operetta’s “war” involves no fighting or bloodshed.
Viennese man-about-town Gabriel von Eisenstein postpones serving an eight-day prison sentence to attend a ball hosted by Prince Orlofsky. His wife Rosalinde, maid Adele and prison governor Frank also attend in disguise. Rosalinde poses as a Hungarian countess and takes Eisenstein’s watch as evidence of his attempted infidelity. The next morning, the guests gather at the prison, where Eisenstein learns that Falke orchestrated the evening as revenge for an earlier practical joke; the champagne is blamed and the couple reconciles.
A three-act German-language operetta by Franz von Suppé.
During Venice’s Carnival, Duke Urbino plans to meet Senator Delacqua’s wife Barbara, but her foster sister Annina takes her place in the gondola, while Barbara meets her lover Enrico. The Duke mistakes Annina for Barbara, and the cook Ciboletta is presented to him as a second Barbara. Through the disguises and mistaken identities, Pappacoda and Ciboletta and Caramello and Annina gain the Duke’s favor and marry. The Duke makes Caramello his steward, while Delacqua is reunited with Barbara.
Russian Lieutenant Wladimir once disguised himself as a woman named Fatinitza, and General Kantschukoff fell in love with that identity. When the disguise is revived during a soldiers’ play, Wladimir and Lydia are captured by a Turkish governor; his wives help them escape. The General promises Lydia to another man, but a mistaken report that Fatinitza has been found and a forged story about her death lead him to give Lydia to Wladimir.
In Syracuse, Mayor Nasoni hopes his son Sindulfo will marry wealthy Countess Carlotta so he can use her fortune to pay his debts. Carlotta loves nobleman Erminio, while innkeeper Benozzo uses the invented bandit Gasparone to cover his smuggling. With help from his wife, Benozzo stages pranks, a kidnapping, and a fake ransom to foil the mayor’s plan. The mayor and the countess’s duenna marry, as do Carlotta and Erminio; Benozzo receives money to repay his mortgage and end the smuggling.
A three-act German operetta about Madame du Barry, mistress of Louis XV, set in the court of France.
A German-language operetta by Richard Genée with a libretto adapted from the French play Nanon, Ninon et Maintenon.
In Little Russia in 1762, Olga agrees to marry Nyrkoff if he secures the freedom of Pierre, the serf she has loved since childhood. Pierre kills himself after learning of her sacrifice. The marriage is halted, Olga enters a convent, and a chorus of peasants praises the abolition of serfdom.
In Florence in 1331, the erotic stories of poet Boccaccio provoke the city’s husbands, who plot to drive him out and have him imprisoned. Boccaccio has his own plans: he courts Fiammetta, the Duke’s daughter, and ultimately wins the Duke’s favor and her hand.
A three-act German operetta about the historical figure Cagliostro, with roles including Empress Maria Theresa, Count Cagliostro, the Italian street singer Lorenza, and Cagliostro’s aide Blasoni.
In 1580, Cervantes mocks Count Villalobos in a song and is arrested, but the King releases him because the Queen admires his writing. The Queen sends Cervantes a lace handkerchief confessing her love; Villalobos finds it, and the King sends his wife to a convent. Cervantes and his friends disguise themselves as thieves and bring the Queen back. Disguised as a servant, she serves the King his favorite dish, and Cervantes tells a story that reconciles the couple.
Colonel Ollendorf arranges for the penniless student Symon to pose as a wealthy nobleman so he can marry Laura Nowalska. They fall in love, but after their wedding Ollendorf reveals the deception and Symon is cast out. Symon’s friend Janicki reveals that he is a Polish officer involved in a plot to restore King Stanislaus. Symon impersonates a grand duke to help the plan succeed, and is ultimately accepted by Laura and her family.
A three-act operetta based on Victorien Sardou’s comedy Piccolino.
In the garrisoned Mediterranean city of Massa in the early eighteenth century, a dispute between two states becomes a game of love between Genoese commander Colonel Umberto Spinola and the widowed Countess Violetta. Despite the title, the operetta’s “war” involves no fighting or bloodshed.
Viennese man-about-town Gabriel von Eisenstein postpones serving an eight-day prison sentence to attend a ball hosted by Prince Orlofsky. His wife Rosalinde, maid Adele and prison governor Frank also attend in disguise. Rosalinde poses as a Hungarian countess and takes Eisenstein’s watch as evidence of his attempted infidelity. The next morning, the guests gather at the prison, where Eisenstein learns that Falke orchestrated the evening as revenge for an earlier practical joke; the champagne is blamed and the couple reconciles.
A three-act German-language operetta by Franz von Suppé.
During Venice’s Carnival, Duke Urbino plans to meet Senator Delacqua’s wife Barbara, but her foster sister Annina takes her place in the gondola, while Barbara meets her lover Enrico. The Duke mistakes Annina for Barbara, and the cook Ciboletta is presented to him as a second Barbara. Through the disguises and mistaken identities, Pappacoda and Ciboletta and Caramello and Annina gain the Duke’s favor and marry. The Duke makes Caramello his steward, while Delacqua is reunited with Barbara.
Russian Lieutenant Wladimir once disguised himself as a woman named Fatinitza, and General Kantschukoff fell in love with that identity. When the disguise is revived during a soldiers’ play, Wladimir and Lydia are captured by a Turkish governor; his wives help them escape. The General promises Lydia to another man, but a mistaken report that Fatinitza has been found and a forged story about her death lead him to give Lydia to Wladimir.
In Syracuse, Mayor Nasoni hopes his son Sindulfo will marry wealthy Countess Carlotta so he can use her fortune to pay his debts. Carlotta loves nobleman Erminio, while innkeeper Benozzo uses the invented bandit Gasparone to cover his smuggling. With help from his wife, Benozzo stages pranks, a kidnapping, and a fake ransom to foil the mayor’s plan. The mayor and the countess’s duenna marry, as do Carlotta and Erminio; Benozzo receives money to repay his mortgage and end the smuggling.
A three-act German operetta about Madame du Barry, mistress of Louis XV, set in the court of France.
A German-language operetta by Richard Genée with a libretto adapted from the French play Nanon, Ninon et Maintenon.
In Little Russia in 1762, Olga agrees to marry Nyrkoff if he secures the freedom of Pierre, the serf she has loved since childhood. Pierre kills himself after learning of her sacrifice. The marriage is halted, Olga enters a convent, and a chorus of peasants praises the abolition of serfdom.