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restaurant, and

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''The Gay Hussars'' is an operetta in three acts by

Emmerich Kálmán Emmerich Kálmán ( hu, Kálmán Imre; 24 October 1882 – 30 October 1953) was a Hungarian composer of operettas and a prominent figure in the development of Viennese operetta in the 20th century. Among his most popular works are ''Die Csárd� ...

. The piece was Kalman's first operetta and a hit throughout Europe and America. The first version, in Hungarian, ''Tatárjárás'', with libretto by Karl von Bakonyi and Andor Gábor, premiered at the Vígszinház in Budapest on 22 February 1908. The

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version, ''Ein Herbstmanöver'', with libretto by K. von Bakonyi and

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, premiered in

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on 22 January 1909. It was so popular that it prompted Kalman to move to Vienna.

English adaptations

Its New York premiere, as ''The Gay Hussars'', adapted by Maurice Brown Kirby with lyrics by Grant Stewart, was at the Knickerbocker Theatre on 29 July 1909 with W. H. Denny. Another English adaptation played in London as ''Autumn Manoeuvres'', opening in 1912 at the

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with

Robert Evett Robert Evett (16 October 1874 – 15 January 1949) was an English singer, actor, theatre manager and producer. He was best known as a leading man in Edwardian musical comedies and later managed the George Edwardes theatrical empire. In 1892, at ...

. The piece then toured in Britain.

Roles

Selected recordings

A version of ''Autumn Manoeuvers'' was recorded in 2003 by

Ohio Light Opera The Ohio Light Opera is a professional opera company based in Wooster, Ohio that performs the light opera repertory, including Gilbert and Sullivan, American, British and continental operettas, and other musical theatre works, especially of the lat ...

References

* , accessed 7 May 2019 *Ganzl, Kurt, ''The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'', 2nd Ed., New York, Schirmer Books (2001), p. 1050.
A survey of Kalman operettas

External links

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