Die schöne Galathée
| Die schöne Galathée | |
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| Operetta by Franz von Suppé | |
The composer of the operetta, c. 1885 | |
| Translation | The Beautiful Galatea |
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| Language | German |
| Based on | Myth of Galatea |
| Premiere | 30 June 1865 Woltersdorff-Theater, Berlin |
Die schöne Galathée (The Beautiful Galatea) is an operetta in one act by Franz von Suppé to a German libretto by the composer and 'Poly Henrion' (the pseudonym of Leonhard Kohl von Kohlenegg).*
In the early 1860s, French operettas by Jacques Offenbach were first presented in Vienna. Franz von Suppé was obliged to compete with them by taking the time-honored traditions of Vienna and combining it with the new style of Offenbach. Die schöne Galathée was Franz von Suppé's first critical success.