Der Karneval in Rom

Der Karneval in Rom (The Carnival in Rome) —also known as Karneval in Rom— is an operetta in three acts composed by Johann Strauss II to a libretto by Josef Braun, Richard Genée and Maximilian Steiner. It was Strauss' second operetta and based on Victorien Sardou's 1861 comedy Piccolino.^[1] The work premiered on 1 March 1873 at the Theater an der Wien.^[2]

Johann Strauss II

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere cast, 1 March 1873 (Conductor: Johann Strauss II)
Marie, a girl from the country	soprano	Marie Geistinger
Arthur Bryk, a painter	tenor	Albin Swoboda, Sr.
Count Falconi	baritone	Carl Adolf Friese
Countess Falconi	soprano	Caroline Charles-Hirsch [de]
Robert Hesse, a painter and Arthur's friend	baritone	Alfred Schreiber [de]
Benvenuto Rafaeli, a painter and Arthur's friend	tenor	Jani Szika
Donna Sofronia, head of a ladies school	contralto
Therese, a young bride	soprano	Mme Charles-Rothier
Franz, a young groom	tenor
Toni	tenor
Sepp	tenor
Martin	tenor