The Gypsy Baron

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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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The original text

 1885

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English as The Gypsy Baron

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 Great Hall 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

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