Fledermaus English Version Ruth Thomas by Strauss Johann 1825 1899 (1 results)

Large octavo. Original publisher's dark red wrappers with titling in ivory and black. 1f. (recto title, verso copyright), 1f. (recto publisher's note, verso cast list), [1] (contents), 2-168 pp. Occasional performance markings in red and lead pencil. Wrappers quite worn; spine reinforced with red tape; small musicseller's label to upper. Some wear; light uniform browning; former owner's name to upper margin of title. "Over the next quarter of a century [from 1885] a further 14 operettas and even a grand opera (Ritter Pásmán, 1892) cemented Strauss's position as the leading light in 'Silver Age' Viennese operetta, though even in the composer's lifetime only three of these found international success: Die Fledermaus (1874), Eine Nacht in Venedig (1883) and Der Zigeunerbaron." Peter Kemp in Grove Music Online.