The Fortune Teller

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The Fortune Teller is a comic opera by composer Victor Herbert that blends lighthearted romance, mistaken identities, and lively melodies in a Central European setting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic opera ⓘ
operetta ⓘ
acts 3 ⓘ
composer Victor Herbert ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuresCharacter Barras ⓘ
Captain Ladislas ⓘ
Fedor ⓘ
linked to: Fyodor

Fresco ⓘ
Irma ⓘ
Musette ⓘ
genre comic opera ⓘ
operetta ⓘ
hasComposerStyle American popular theatre of the 1890s ⓘ
influenced by Viennese operetta ⓘ
hasDramaticDevice disguises ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ
hasFeature lively melodies ⓘ
hasOrchestration orchestra and voices ⓘ
hasStyle late Romantic light opera ⓘ
hasSubjectMatter aristocracy ⓘ
gypsies ⓘ
romantic entanglements ⓘ
hasTheme lighthearted romance ⓘ
mistaken identities ⓘ
hasVocalForces chorus ⓘ
soloists ⓘ
includesMusicalNumber "Always Do As People Say You Should" ⓘ
"Gypsy Love Song" ⓘ
"Romany Life" ⓘ
isNotableFor colorful orchestration ⓘ
melodic invention ⓘ
showcase roles for soprano ⓘ
language English ⓘ
librettist Harry B. Smith ⓘ
notableRoleFor Alice Nielsen ⓘ
originalBroadwayRunLength 40 performances ⓘ
originalProducer Al Hayman ⓘ
Edmund C. Stanton ⓘ
partOf American operetta repertoire ⓘ
premiereCity New York City ⓘ
premiereCountry United States ⓘ
premiereDate 1898 ⓘ
premiereTheatre Wallack's Theatre ⓘ
settingLocation Central Europe ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition late 19th century ⓘ

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Victor Herbert → notableWork → The Fortune Teller ⓘ