Volksoper Vienna: Gräfin Mariza

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Performed for the first time in 1924 at the Theater an der Wien, 'Countess Mariza' moved to the Volksopera a year later and has now had four different productions here. This popular operetta has been on the Volksopera's programme no less than 282 times since World War II. In this story about the rich and beautiful Countess Mariza who invents a fictitious marriage engagement to discourage dowry‐hunters, melancholy gypsy music alternates with fiery 'csárdás' rhythms. A wealth of well‐known melodies such as 'Come with me to Varasdin', 'Give the dear ladies my warmest regards', 'Where does love live?', or 'Come Zigán' soon made this operetta a worldwide hit. 'Countess Mariza', the Austrian operetta with Hungarian esprit which was Kálmán's second major work after 'Princess Csárdás', has been entrusted to the safe hands of the operetta specialist and director of the Budapest operetta theatre, Miklós‐Gábor Kerényi.