''Die Blaue Mazur'' (''The Blue Mazurka'') is an
operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...
by
Franz Lehár.
It was first performed in
Vienna in 1920.
Synopsis
The operetta takes place in
Poland and deals with the initially unfortunate marriage of the Viennese Countess Blanka von Lossin with the Polish Count Olinski. Because of her husband's
unfaithfulness
Infidelity (synonyms include cheating, straying, adultery, being unfaithful, two-timing, or having an affair) is a violation of a couple's emotional and/or sexual exclusivity that commonly results in feelings of anger, sexual jealousy, and riv ...
, his wife leaves him and initially seeks her luck elsewhere. In the end, both spouses realize that they belong together.
References
Operas by Franz Lehár
1920 operas
German-language operettas
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