Komm in die Gondel Johann Strauß / Strauss (Sohn) / Arr. Jos van de Braak

Titel / Title: Komm in die Gondel
Untertitel / Subtitle: from the Operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig
Herausgeber / Publisher: Baton Music
Instrumentation: Tenor and Wind Ensemble
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
Serie / Series: Baton Music vocal series
from the Operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high acclaim, the press criticized the original libretto as silly. Strauss made several alterations to the work and scored a huge triumph with the Viennese premiere, one month later, where it ran for 44 performances at the Theater an der Wien. The famous aria Komm in die Gondel is sung by Caramello dressed up as a gondolier at the end of the first act.