Composer Johann Strauss II | ||
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Similar Cagliostro in Wien, Der Karneval in Rom, Der lustige Krieg, Indigo und die vierzig Räuber, Ritter Pázmán | ||
Prinz Methusalem (Prince Methusalem) is an operetta written by Johann Strauss II to a libretto by Karl Treumann, after Victor Wilder and Alfred Delacourt. It was first performed on January 3, 1877 in Vienna at the Carltheater. It achieved a run of eighty performances. The pot-pourri overture incorporates themes from the operetta, as well as other material that might have sometime been part of the planned score.
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