''The Mine Foreman'' (German:''Der Obersteiger'') is an operetta composed by

Carl Zeller Carl Adam Johann Nepomuk Zeller (19 June 1842 – 17 August 1898) was an Austrian composer of operettas. Zeller was born in Sankt Peter in der Au, the only child of physician Johann Zeller and Maria Anna Elizabeth. Zeller's father died before hi ...

with a libretto by and . It premiered on 5 January 1894 at the

Theater an der Wien The is a historic theatre in Vienna located on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district. Completed in 1801, the theatre has hosted the premieres of many celebrated works of theatre, opera, and symphonic music. Since 2006, it has served prima ...

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. In 1952 the libretto served as the basis for a film '' The Mine Foreman''.Dassanowsky p.151 The operetta is rarely performed today, but the aria “Sei nicht bös” (“Don’t be cross”) has become a concert staple.

Bibliography

* Robert Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

References

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