Austria-Hungary Operetta

johann strauss ii

the significant composer of operetta in german language austrian johann strauss ii (1825–1899). first operetta indigo und die vierzig räuber (1871). third operetta, die fledermaus (1874), became performed operetta in world, , remains popular stage work. libretto based on comedy written offenbach s librettists. in all, strauss wrote 16 operettas , 1 opera, great success when first premiered. many of lesser operettas largely forgotten, since later librettists less talented , composed independently of plot.

strauss s operettas, waltzes, polkas, , marches have viennese style, , popularity causes many think of him national composer of austria. theater der wien never failed draw huge crowds when stage works first performed. after many of numbers audience call noisily encores.

franz von suppé, contemporary of strauss, closely modeled operettas after offenbach. viennese tradition carried on franz lehár, oscar straus, carl zeller, karl millöcker, leo fall, richard heuberger, edmund eysler, ralph benatzky, robert stolz, emmerich kálmán, nico dostal, fred raymond, igo hofstetter , ivo tijardović in 20th century.