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Of Strauss’s sixteen operettas, A Night in Venice is, together with Die Fledermaus and The Gypsy Baron, among the most frequently performed. It was the master’s only operetta not to premiere in Vienna, but in Berlin in October 1883. The entire story takes place over the course of a single night in the romantic atmosphere of the Venetian Carnival. The womanising Duke of Urbino is taught a lesson by Annina, a fisherman’s daughter, who is helped by her beloved — the Duke’s barber Caramello, a kind of operetta Figaro.

 

You can look forward to a unique evening full of humour, mistaken identities, and unforgettable melodies.

 

Author: Johann Strauss Jr.

Direction: David Cody

Conductor: Martin Peschík

Choreography: Vladimír Gončarov

Libretto: Friedrich Zell, Richard Genée

Set and costumes: Josef Jelínek

Music preparation: Miloš Formáček

 

Performed by: the choir, ballet, and orchestra of Ústí nad Labem City Theatre

 

Performance duration: 120 minutes including intermission

Premiere: 23 May 2025