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Der Zigeunerprimas is a three-act operetta, which was composed by Emmerich Kálmán. The libretto was written by Julius Wilhelm and Fritz Grünbaum. It premiered in Vienna, at the Johann Strauss Theatre, on 11 October 1912.
It was re-titled Sári and presented at the Liberty Theatre, New York, on 13 January 1914, with English lyrics by C. C. S. Cushing and E. P. Heath.
Dramatis Personæ
| PALI RACZ (The Gypsy Leader) | Van Rensselaer Wheeler |
| LACZI RACZ SÁRI RACZ KLARI RACZ |
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(his Children) | { { { |
J. Humbird Duffey Mizzi Hajos Eva Ball |
| JOSKA FEKETE (his friend) | Karl Stall |
| JULISKA FEKETE (his daughter) | Blanche Duffield |
| GASTON (Count Irini) | Charles Meakins |
| CADEAUX (his shadow) | Harry Davenport |
| COUNT ESTRAGON (H. R. H. King of Massilia) | Wilmuth Merkyl |
| COUNT MUSTARI (his Master of Ceremonies) | Eugene Roder |
| PIERRE | Harry Crapo |
ACT I - Courtyard of Pali Racz's home, Lorinczfalva, Hungary.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Stop it! Stop it! All this bedlam! Do you wish to deafen me? ..."
- No. 2 - Song - Racz - "I was Racz the Gypsy player and my fame went far abroad..."
- No. 3 - Duet - Racz and Juliska - "Please do not feel that the honor I pay you, Juliska, is really too great..."
- No. 4 - Sari and Children - "King, both wise and mighty, had a daughter flighty..." (three verses)
- No. 5 - Cadeaux and Chorus - "Paris light, oh, my yes dear, you can read out doors at night..." (three verses)
- No. 6 - Song - Laczi, with Juliska - "The hills were dark and dead, and the winds moaned overhead..."
- No. 7 - Ha-za-zaa Duet - Gaston and Sari - "If with me you'd make a hit, you'll have to shake your feet a bit..."
- No. 8 - Finale Act I - "Father, you are most unjust, for I am not the fool you say..."
ACT II - Paris home of Count Irini.
- No. 9 - Entr'acte
- No. 10 - Dance and Opening Chorus - "With lowered head and bended knee we wait to greet his majesty..."
- No. 11 - Song - Estragon - "When the cares of state my mind oppress, I pack a bag and then I catch the night express..."
- No. 12 - Song - Sari - "When I left home to come to Paris, oh how carefully I dressed..."
- No. 13 - Song - Racz - "This to you may seem to be varnish, wood and glueing..."
- No. 14 - Duet - Juliska and Laczi - "A promise lightly spoken ... a promise must remain..."
- No. 15 - Quartet - Racz, Sari, Juliska and Estragon - "Maiden bright, for tonight let me be your cavalier..."
- No. 16 - Duet - Sari and Gaston - "In the toils of love I'm caught, happiness I have been taught..."
- No. 17 - Finale Act II - "O let us come and dance with joy since love and life are ours..."
- External Links
- Der Zigeunerprimas at Wikipedia
- Vocal Score at UR Research
Page modified 9 March 2017