The Merry Farmer (operetta)
The Merry Farmer (German: Der fidele Bauer is a 1907 German-language operetta composed by Leo Fall with a libretto by Viktor Léon. It premiered at the Mannheim Hoftheater on 27 July 1907 and was Fall's first major hit.[1]
Film adaptations
In 1927 a German silent film The Merry Farmer was based on the libretto with extracts of the music played in cinemas by accompanists. In 1951 it was remade as an Austrian sound film The Merry Farmer.
References
- ↑ Traubner p. 270
Bibliography
- Traubner, Richard. Operetta: A Theatrical History. Routledge, 2003
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