The Count of Luxembourg

About the Event

The Volksoper Wien presents Franz Lehars great operetta "Der Graf von Luxemburg" in this season.   The bohemian René Graf, known as the "Count of Luxembourg", is persuaded by a rich Russian trade delegate, Basil Basilowitsch, to enter into a fake marriage in exchange for a lot of money.   Basilowitsch loves the talented Angèle Didier; a singer in the Apollo Theatre. Despite being a married man, Basilowitsch longs to have a countess as a lover. Therefore he arranges for Angèle to become a countess through her marriage to the Count. The marriage takes place, however, René Graf — contrary to the agreement he has made — does not want to release the lovely Angèle.  This colourful comic work at the Volksoper in Vienna is sure to please.