Ein Walzertraum
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Ein Walzertraum ("A Waltz Dream") is an operetta by Oscar Strauss (1870-1954)[1], with a libretto by Leopold Jacobson (1873-1943)[2] and Felix Doerman (Felix Dörmann, 1870-1928)[3]
Based on the novella Nux, der Prinzgemahl ("Nux, the Prince Consort") by Hans Müller-Einigen (1882-1950)[4], the operetta premiered on 2 March 1907 at the Carltheater in Vienna.
Translated and adapted into English as A Waltz Dream by Joseph W. Herbert (performed at the Chestnut Street Opera House in Philadelphia on 6 January 1908 and , at the Broadway Theatre on 27 January 1908. The London version (adapted by Basil Hood, with lyrics by Adrian Ross) opened on 28 March 1908 at the Hicks Theatre.
Filmed a number of times under various titles over the years
