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Opérette (1898)

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Musique: Victor Herbert •
Paroles: Harry B. Smith •
Livret: Harry B. Smith •
Production à la création:

This was Herbert's sixth operetta, which he wrote for Nielsen and her new Alice Nielsen Opera Company. Nielsen, having earned widespread praise in The Serenade, requested and received not one but three roles in The Fortune Teller.

The story is set in Hungary and involves Irma, an heiress from Budapest, who is studying for the ballet. Irma is in love with a young Hussar captain but is being forced to marry the silly Count Barezowski. When Musette, a gypsy fortune teller, arrives, she is mistaken for Irma; the case of mistaken identity fosters many complications.

Acte I

Acte II

Acte III

Musette, a fortune teller* – Alice Nielsen
Captain Ladislas, a Hussar – Frank Rushworth
Fresco, a dance master (trouser role) – Richard Golden
Count Berezowski, a composer of no renown – Joseph W. Herbert
Irma, a ballet student* – Alice Nielsen
Mlle Pompon, a fading prima donna – Marguerite Sylva
Fedor, Irma's twin brother* – Alice Nielsen
Sandor, a gypsy leader – Eugene Cowles
Irene, Trina and Ruth, ballet students
Corporal, a Hussar
Chorus
The roles marked with an asterisk (*) are all played by the same woman.

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