Kaiserin Josephine is an operetta in 8 scenes by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán. The German libretto was by Paul Knepler and Géza Herczeg. It premiered in Zürich, at the municipal theatre, on 18 January 1936.[1]

Roles

Role Voice type Premiere Cast, January 18, 1936
(Conductor: Victor Reinshagen)
Duchess of Aiguillon soprano
Joséphine de Beauharnais soprano Paola Brosig
Napoleon Bonaparte tenor Heinz Rhoeden

References

  1. Lamb, Andrew (2001). "Kálmán, Emmerich". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.
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