The Gypsy Baron
Der Zigeunerbaron ("The Gypsy Baron") is a German operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II, with libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer.
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Contents
The original text
Based on the story Saffi by Moritz Jokai,
Translations and adaptations
The title and libretto translated into English as The Gypsy Baron by Ruth and Thomas Martin.
Performance history in South Africa
1953: Performed by the Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society (JODS)
1962: Performed by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in the .
1963: Performed by the Witwatersrand University's Choral Society in the Wits Great Hall,
1988: Performed by the School of Music of the University of the Witwatersrand in The Wits Theatre in May and June, Directed by Dawie Coezyn, directed by Walter Mony with designs by Paul Roumanoff and choreography by Wally Green. The production was endowed by the JODS Trust.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gypsy_Baron
Programme of the 1988 production by the Wits School of Music.
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