Das Veilchen vom Montmartre (The Violet of Montmartre) is an operetta in 3 acts by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán. The libretto was written by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It premiered in Vienna at the Johann Strauss Theater on 21 March 1930.[1]
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 21 March 1930 Conductor: Josef Holzer [de] |
|---|---|---|
| Ninon | soprano | Adele Kern |
| Pipo de Frascatti | tenor | Richard Waldemar [de] |
| Raoul Delacroix | lyric tenor | Ernst Tautenhayn [de] |
| Henri Murger | baritone | Walter Jankuhn |
| Florimond Hervé | tenor | Robert Nästelberger |
| Violetta Cavallini | soprano | Anny Ahlers |
For the 1932 performances at the Alhambra Theatre in London the title was changed to A Kiss in Spring and the score was re-worked and supplemented by Herbert Griffiths (who had previously worked on the English adaption of Walzer aus Wien). There were additional orchestrations by a distinguished set of musicians: Constant Lambert, Arthur Wood, Alfred Reynolds and Walford Hyden. The choreography was by Frederick Ashton and the dancers included a young Alicia Markova as well as Harold Turner, Walter Gore and Prudence Hyman. [2][3]
