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Ein Herbstmanöver is a three-act German operetta by Emmerich Kálmán. It is the German adaptation of the Hungarian Tatárjárás, which premiered in Budapest on 22 February 1908; the German version opened at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 22 January 1909, with a libretto by Karl von Bakonyi and Robert Bodanzky. The Vienna production helped launch Kálmán's sustained work in the Viennese operetta tradition.
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What is Ein Herbstmanöver based on?
It is the German adaptation of Emmerich Kálmán's Hungarian operetta Tatárjárás, which premiered in Budapest on 22 February 1908. The German version opened at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 22 January 1909.
Was Ein Herbstmanöver Kálmán's first operetta?
Yes, Tatárjárás/Ein Herbstmanöver was his first operetta and its Vienna success in 1909 launched his career. Kálmán went on to become one of operetta's leading composers with hits like Die Csárdásfürstin (1915) and Gräfin Mariza (1924).
Who composed Ein Herbstmanöver?
The music is by the Hungarian-born composer Emmerich Kálmán, who was working in Vienna at the time. The German-language adaptation was prepared for the Theater an der Wien, the same house closely associated with the era's Viennese operetta tradition.
What is the plot of Ein Herbstmanöver about?
As the German title suggests, the comedy revolves around an 'autumn maneuver,' spoofing Hungarian military life and hussar regiment antics. It was a lighthearted soldier-and-romance farce in the vein of the Central European military operettas popular before 1914.
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