Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron)

Composer: STRAUSS JR., Johann
  • Written between 1883-85, Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron) is a three-act operetta based on the novel Saffi by Hungarian author Mór Jókai. Ignaz Schnitzer wrote the German libretto.
  • Der Zigeunerbaron premiered in 1885 at the Theater an der Wien, conducted by Strauss Jr.1 The production was immensely popular and marked a second theatrical success for Strauss Jr. (the first being Die Fledermaus).
  • Synopsis for Der Zigeunerbaron
  • The overture is “a tasty Austro-Hungarian stew” that encompasses several of the operetta’s most memorable moments, including an array of Hungarian influences and the Viennese waltz (of course).2
  • *Related work – Strauss Jr.’s Zigeunerbaron-Quadrille

Sources

  1. “Der Zigeunerbaron (Strauss Jr., Johann),” IMSLP, accessed October 16, 2026, https://imslp.org/wiki/Der_Zigeunerbaron_(Strauss_Jr.%2C_Johann).
  2. Herbert Glass, “Overture, ‘The Gypsy Baron’,” LA Phil, accessed October 16, 2026, https://www.laphil.com/works/overture-the-gypsy-baron.

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