The Fortune Teller
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The Fortune Teller is a comic opera by composer Victor Herbert that blends lighthearted romance, mistaken identities, and lively melodies in a Central European setting.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic opera
ⓘ
operetta ⓘ |
| acts | 3 ⓘ |
| composer | Victor Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Barras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captain Ladislas NERFINISHED ⓘ Fedor NERFINISHED ⓘ Fresco NERFINISHED ⓘ Irma NERFINISHED ⓘ Musette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic opera
ⓘ
operetta ⓘ |
| hasComposerStyle |
American popular theatre of the 1890s
ⓘ
influenced by Viennese operetta ⓘ |
| hasDramaticDevice |
disguises
ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ |
| hasFeature | lively melodies ⓘ |
| hasOrchestration | orchestra and voices ⓘ |
| hasStyle | late Romantic light opera ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
aristocracy
ⓘ
gypsies ⓘ romantic entanglements ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
lighthearted romance
ⓘ
mistaken identities ⓘ |
| hasVocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
soloists ⓘ |
| includesMusicalNumber |
"Always Do As People Say You Should"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"Gypsy Love Song" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Romany Life" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
colorful orchestration
ⓘ
melodic invention ⓘ showcase roles for soprano ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Harry B. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRoleFor | Alice Nielsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunLength | 40 performances ⓘ |
| originalProducer |
Al Hayman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmund C. Stanton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American operetta repertoire ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Wallack's Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.