Prince Orlofsky

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Prince Orlofsky is a bored, eccentric Russian aristocrat whose lavish party provides the central setting and much of the comedy in Johann Strauss II’s operetta *Die Fledermaus*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
operetta character ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Prinz Orlofsky ⓘ
linked to: Prince Orlofsky
appearsIn Die Fledermaus ⓘ
associatedWithTheme disguise and deception ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
characterTrait bored ⓘ
eccentric ⓘ
contributesTo comedy in Die Fledermaus ⓘ
creator Johann Strauss II ⓘ
culturalOriginOfWork Austrian operetta ⓘ
dramaticFunction catalyst for plot complications ⓘ
firstPerformanceOfWork 1874 ⓘ
genderPresentationOnStage trouser role ⓘ
genreContext operetta ⓘ
hosts lavish party ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
narrativeRole comic character ⓘ
party host ⓘ
nationality Russian ⓘ
notableNumber Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein ⓘ
occupation aristocrat ⓘ
oftenPortrayedBy contralto ⓘ
mezzo-soprano ⓘ
personality capricious ⓘ
world-weary ⓘ
provides central setting for Die Fledermaus ⓘ
relationshipToEisenstein party host ⓘ
relationshipToFalke accomplice in practical joke ⓘ
relationshipToRosalinde party host ⓘ
setIn Vienna high society ⓘ
settingOf second act of Die Fledermaus ⓘ
socialStatus prince ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting late 19th century ⓘ
vocalTypeInScore mezzo-soprano ⓘ
wealthStatus very wealthy ⓘ
workComposer Johann Strauss II ⓘ
workForm comic operetta ⓘ
workLibrettists Karl Haffner NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard Genée ⓘ
workPremiereLocation Vienna ⓘ

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Die Fledermaus → character → Prince Orlofsky ⓘ
Brigitte Fassbaender → notableRole → Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus ⓘ
linked to: Prince Orlofsky
Adele → associatedWithCharacter → Prince Orlofsky ⓘ
Prince Orlofsky → alsoKnownAs → Prinz Orlofsky ⓘ
linked to: Prince Orlofsky
Frank → associatedWithCharacter → Prince Orlofsky ⓘ
Brüderlein und Schwesterlein → associatedWithCharacter → Prince Orlofsky ⓘ
subject linked to: "Brüderlein und Schwesterlein"