Der Karneval in Rom
# 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. The work premiered on 1 March 1873 at the Theater an der Wien.

## 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 | |
