:''See also The Gay Hussar restaurant, and Tatárjárás (disambiguation)'' ''The Gay Hussars'' is an

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

in three acts composed by

Emmerich Kálmán Emmerich Kálmán ( ; 24 October 1882 – 30 October 1953) was a Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian composer of operettas and a prominent figure in the development of Operetta#Austria–Hungary, Viennese operetta in the 20th century. Among his most p ...

. The piece was Kalman's first operetta and a hit throughout Europe and America. The first version, in Hungarian, ''Tatárjárás'', with

libretto A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to th ...

by Karl von Bakonyi and Andor Gábor, premiered at the Vígszinház in Budapest on 22 February 1908. The

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

version, ''Ein Herbstmanöver'', with libretto by K. von Bakonyi and Robert Bodanzky, premiered in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

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

English adaptations

Its

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

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

Adelphi Theatre The Adelphi Theatre is a West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster, central London. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiv ...

with Robert Evett. The piece then toured in Britain.

Roles

Selected recordings

A version of ''Autumn Manoeuvers'' was recorded in 2003 by Ohio Light Opera.

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

*

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gay Hussars Operas by Emmerich Kálmán Hungarian-language operettas German-language operettas Operas 1909 operas Operas set in Hungary