description Drei Walzer Overview
Drei Walzer is a German-language operetta by Oscar Straus, first performed in Zurich in 1935. Its three acts are set in successive generations and use the waltz to connect a recurring romantic story across changing periods of Viennese life. Straus incorporated music by Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II into the first two sections, while composing original music for the third, creating a deliberate dialogue with the Strauss family tradition.
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Why is Oscar Straus's operetta called Drei Walzer?
The title means Three Waltzes and reflects three romantic stories involving successive generations. The waltz links changing periods of Viennese life while the same emotional pattern returns in each part. [Operetta reference](https://www.operetten-lexikon.info/?lang=1&menu=349)
When and where was Drei Walzer first performed?
Drei Walzer was first performed in Zurich, Switzerland, on October 5, 1935. It is a German-language operetta in three parts rather than a single modern-day love story. [Theatre Musical reference](https://theatremusicaloperette.fr/trois-valses-drei-walzer-oscar-straus-1870-1954/)
Which Johann Strauss music appears in Drei Walzer?
Oscar Straus arranged music by Johann Strauss the elder for the first part and Johann Strauss the younger for the second. For the modern third part, Straus supplied original music of his own. [Cambridge history of operetta](https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/german-operetta-on-broadway-and-in-the-west-end-19001940/music-of-operetta/CA584339A6197D4A8A6)
Who wrote the libretto for Drei Walzer?
The operetta's text was written by Paul Knepler and Armin Robinson, with lyrics by Robert Gilbert and music by Oscar Straus. Its structure is twelve scenes across three parts, which supports the three-generations format. [Bühne Burgäschi](https://burgaeschi.ch/home/operette/drei-walzer)
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