Lustige Krieg, Der

First performed in 1881, Der Lustige Krieg (The Merry War) is set in the first part of the eighteenth century in the garrisoned Mediterranean city of Massa. It concerns a dispute between two states. The ‘war’ between them is played out as a game of love between Colonel Umberto Spinola, the commander-in-chief of the Genoese army, and the widowed Countess Violetta. Despite the name of the operetta, there is no fighting or bloodshed in the ‘war’

Instrumentation
2 (2 dbl picc). 1.2.a sax.2. / 4.2.3.0. / perc / cel / hp / str

Publisher
Cranz