Dictionary of Music - Birding America

opus 281SOME FAMOUS OPERETTASTitle Composer First performanceBabes in Toyland Victor Herbert Chicago, 1903Belle Hélène, La Jacques Offenbach Paris, 1864(“Beautiful Helen [of Troy]”)Bettelstudent, Der Karl Millöcker Vienna, 1882(“The Beggar Student”)Blossom Time Sigmund Romberg New York, 1921Cloches de Corneville, Les Jean-Robert Planquette Paris, 1877(“The Chimes of Normandy”)Csardasfürstin, Die (“The Csardas Countess”) Imre Kálmán Vienna, 1915Desert Song, The Sigmund Romberg New York, 1926Firefly, The Rudolf Friml Syracuse (New York), 1912Fledermaus, Die (“The Bat”) Johann Strauss the Younger Bad Ischl (Austria), 1874Gondoliers, The Arthur Sullivan London, 1889High Jinks Rudolf Friml Syracuse (New York), 1913Iolanthe Arthur Sullivan London and New York, 1882Leichte Cavallerie (“Light Cavalry”) Franz von Suppé Vienna, 1866Lustige Witwe, Die (“The Merry Widow”) Franz Lehár Vienna, 1905Mikado, The Arthur Sullivan London, 1885Naughty Marietta Victor Herbert Syracuse (New York), 1910New Moon, The Sigmund Romberg New York, 1928Orphée aux enfers (“Orpheus in the Underworld”) Jacques Offenbach Paris, 1858 (rev. 1874)Patience Arthur Sullivan London, 1881Pinafore, H.M.S. Arthur Sullivan London, 1878Pirates of Penzance, The Arthur Sullivan Paignton (England), 1879Red Mill, The Victor Herbert Buffalo (New York), 1906Rose Marie Rudolf Friml New York, 1924Ruddigore Arthur Sullivan London, 1887Student Prince, The Sigmund Romberg New York, 1924Sweethearts Victor Herbert New York, 1913Tapfere Soldat, Der (“The Chocolate Soldier”) Oscar Straus Vienna, 1908Trial by Jury Arthur Sullivan London, 1875Vagabond King Rudolf Friml New York, 1925Vie parisienne, La (“Life in Paris”) Jacques Offenbach Paris, 1866Yeomen of the Guard, The Arthur Sullivan London, 1888Zigeunerbaron, Der (“The Gypsy Baron”) Johann Strauss the Younger Vienna, 1885oppure (ô poo r′e).See under OSSIA.opus (ō′pəs) pl. opuses or opera (ō′ pər ə)Latin: “work.” A term used for a musical work ormusical composition and generally used to indicate,by number, the order of a composer’s works,beginning with the first (opus 1) and continuing tothe last, or to distinguish compositions that havethe same title. In practice, however, opus numbersfrequently refer not to the order of writing but tothe order of publication. Also, some composersassign opus numbers only to those compositionsthey consider important, leaving the less important(in their view) unnumbered. A single opus may