La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein) is an opéra bouffe (a form of operetta), in three acts and four tableaux by Jacques Offenbach to an original French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. The story is a satirical critique of unthinking militarism and concerns a spoiled and tyrannical young Grand Duchess who learns that she cannot always get her way.
| Original Name | La Grande-duchesse de Gérolstein |
| Librettist | Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy |
| Premiered | 1867, April 12th (Théâtre des Variétés) in Paris, France |
| Type | Opera Buffa |
| Spoken language | French |
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Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Grand Duchess Voice (Tenor) - Fritz Voice (Soprano) - Wanda Voice (Baritone) - General Boum Voice (Tenor) - Prince Paul Voice (Bass) - Baron Puck Voice (Bass) - Baron Grog Voice (Tenor) - Népomuc, an aide-de-camp Voice (Soprano) - Iza, a maid of honor Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Amélie, a maid of honor Voice (Soprano) - Olga, a maid of honor Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Charlotte, a maid of honor |
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Famous Works
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| Autotranslations beta |
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