Reception
The premiere was highly successful, in no small part due to the audience favourite Alexander Girardi (1850–1918) as Blasoni. Another notable performer at the premiere was Marie Geistinger (1836–1903) who had created the role of Rosalinde in Strauss's Die Fledermaus. However, weaknesses in the libretto and the –by Strauss's standards– pallid music meant the work could not garner the level of long-term public support of the composer's other works. These shortcomings were corrected in a revised version (libretto: Gustav Quedenfeldt, music: Karl Tutein, who included themes from the Kaiser-Walzer) which premiered on 8 May 1941 in Danzig (Gdańsk).
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