length act pseudonym based set music lead role young russian lieutenant disguise woman changed trousers role words woman played man pretended woman january vienna proved huge success running performances march mit proving particular hit opera longer popular performed stand piece background sprang attempt composers imitate works highly successful performance notable early composers proved instrumental defining new names successful attempt genuine followed successes including die write length despite successes shorter works composers able compete popularity 1860s dominance finally challenged arrival scene 1870s works und die der rom die serving develop genre begun laying finally tried hand length pseudonym previously adapted french play celebrated operas according returned french sources adapting work january prove international success roles note article uses names found original german translations change characters names greater lesser extent synopsis piece begins young adventure ended woman named met hot tempered elderly general fell love disguise love general niece opera opens camp russian soldiers near assigned friend julian special newspaper correspondent mistaken spy dragged camp situation julian disguise eventually leads soldiers consider amateur theatre relieve women present resumes disguise general arrives recognises lost love finds needing play order protect men general anger theatrical costumes regulation uniform niece soon arrives recognises disguise julian tells sister general temporarily leaves soldiers getting act ends band manage catch camp surprise prisoner julian russian soldiers return attack general refuses allow fire hit second act opens turkish fortress run wives wishes add wives highly upset persuades aid escape revealing true identity end julian russian sergeant arrive attempt negotiate freedom release able pass message julian arranges soldiers slip fortress rescue love triangle act opens general sent news rewards found received word found julian confusion lives general unaware love wanting promised marriage old crippled friend advantage available marriage want break word friend announces promised sister friends general agrees break break promised arrives turns old woman julian produce letter real discovering died grief separated general memory gives niece brother legacy rarely performed today time international success composer theatre reunite international successes productions best known popular cross dressing army opera successes later proved popular audiences according lower quality work translated french production brussels opened december despite concerns widow paris refused permission mount work form directors boulevard des altered form paris produced theatre march costumes running nights revived april production received performances title role early translations include czech translation performance prague swedish versions stockholm performances respectively italian translation performance naples english translations london new_york production polish translation performed portuguese translation rio_de_janeiro production translation performed croatian translation production recordings selection musical excerpts english conductor band new_york matrix matrix sound discs min sec rpm inch distributed electrical recordings vertical recording production level soprano general bass soprano tenor des festivals bad conductor dialogue version programme notes synopsis english german french cds
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