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.

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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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Victor Herbert notableWork The Fortune Teller