MusicalComedy OperaRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Jan 21, 1867
Closing Date
Feb 02, 1867
Performances
4
MusicalComedy OperaRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Olympic Theatre
(Jan 21, 1867 - Feb 02, 1867)
Description
An opera in three acts
Setting
Château of Count Arnheim; On the Road to the Gypsies' Encampment; The Encampment; Road to the Fair; A Square in Pressburg; The Hall of Justice; Reception Room in the Château of Count Arnheim.
  • People
  • Songs
    music by Michael William Balfe; lyrics by Alfred Bunn
    Act 1
    Sung By
    Up with the Banner
    Chorus
    A soldier's life
    Count Arnheim
    Without Friends
    Thaddeus
    'Tis sad to leave our fatherland
    Thaddeus
    In the gipsy's life you read
    Gipsies
    Comrade, your hands
    Thaddeus and Devilshoof
    Is no succour near at hand?
    Florestein
    What means this alarm?
    Thaddeus
    Down with the daring slave
    Thaddeus, Devilshoof, Count Arnheim, Florestein and Chorus
    What sounds break on the ear
    Chorus
    Thou in might supreme
    Follow, follow
    Act 2
    Sung By
    Silence, Silence! The lady moon
    Queen of the Gypsies, Florestein, Devilshoof and Gipsies
    I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls
    Arline
    The wound upon thine arm
    Arline and Thaddeus
    What is the spell hath yet effaced
    Arline
    Listen, while I relate the hope of a gipsy's fate
    Arline, Queen of the Gypsies, Devilshoof and Thaddeus
    In the gipsy's life you read (Reprise)
    Gipsies
    'Tis gone- the past was all a dream
    Queen of the Gypsies
    This is thy deed
    Queen of the Gypsies and Thaddeus
    In the gipsies' life/ Come with the gipsy bride
    Chorus and Arline
    Life itself is at the best
    Chorus
    From the Valleys and Hills
    Arline and Queen of the Gypsies
    Sir Knight and Lady, Listen
    Arline
    Shame! Shame!
    Principals and Chorus
    The heart bow'd down
    Count Arnheim
    Hold! Hold!
    Arline, Count Arnheim and Florestein
    Act 3
    Sung By
    The past appears to me but a dream
    Arline
    Then you'll remember me
    Thaddeus
    Through the world thou wilt fly, love
    Arline, Thaddeus and Devilshoof
    Welcome the present
    Arline, Queen of the Gypsies, Florestein and Count Arnheim
    Though every hope be fled
    Arline, Queen of the Gypsies, Thaddeus, Florestein and Count Arnheim
    See at your feet a suppliant one
    Arline
    When the fair land of Poland
    Thaddeus
    Pity for one in childhood torn
    Thaddeus
    The feuds of a nation's strife
    Count Arnheim
    Let not the soul for sorrows grieve
    Arline, Thaddeus and Count Arnheim
    Oh, what full delight
    Arline and Chorus
music by Michael William Balfe; lyrics by Alfred Bunn
Act 1
Sung By
Up with the Banner
Chorus
A soldier's life
Count Arnheim
Without Friends
Thaddeus
'Tis sad to leave our fatherland
Thaddeus
In the gipsy's life you read
Gipsies
Comrade, your hands
Thaddeus and Devilshoof
Is no succour near at hand?
Florestein
What means this alarm?
Thaddeus
Down with the daring slave
Thaddeus, Devilshoof, Count Arnheim, Florestein and Chorus
What sounds break on the ear
Chorus
Thou in might supreme
Follow, follow
Act 2
Sung By
Silence, Silence! The lady moon
Queen of the Gypsies, Florestein, Devilshoof and Gipsies
I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls
Arline
The wound upon thine arm
Arline and Thaddeus
What is the spell hath yet effaced
Arline
Listen, while I relate the hope of a gipsy's fate
Arline, Queen of the Gypsies, Devilshoof and Thaddeus
In the gipsy's life you read (Reprise)
Gipsies
'Tis gone- the past was all a dream
Queen of the Gypsies
This is thy deed
Queen of the Gypsies and Thaddeus
In the gipsies' life/ Come with the gipsy bride
Chorus and Arline
Life itself is at the best
Chorus
From the Valleys and Hills
Arline and Queen of the Gypsies
Sir Knight and Lady, Listen
Arline
Shame! Shame!
Principals and Chorus
The heart bow'd down
Count Arnheim
Hold! Hold!
Arline, Count Arnheim and Florestein
Act 3
Sung By
The past appears to me but a dream
Arline
Then you'll remember me
Thaddeus
Through the world thou wilt fly, love
Arline, Thaddeus and Devilshoof
Welcome the present
Arline, Queen of the Gypsies, Florestein and Count Arnheim
Though every hope be fled
Arline, Queen of the Gypsies, Thaddeus, Florestein and Count Arnheim
See at your feet a suppliant one
Arline
When the fair land of Poland
Thaddeus
Pity for one in childhood torn
Thaddeus
The feuds of a nation's strife
Count Arnheim
Let not the soul for sorrows grieve
Arline, Thaddeus and Count Arnheim
Oh, what full delight
Arline and Chorus
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