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Toronto Operetta Theatre
Presents
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| The Bird Seller |
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| by: Carl Zeller |
| Directed by: Guillermo Silva-Marin |
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Starting: Friday, December 26 2008 Ending: Sunday, January 04 2009 |
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Der Vogelhändler (The Bird Seller) is an operetta in three acts by Carl Zeller It was first performed on 10 January 1891 at the Theater an der Wienin Vienna. It also played at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London in 1895 and at the Casino Theatre in New York in 1891 (as The Tyrolean). Der Vogelhändler is a bucolic comedy, set in the 18th-century Rhineland (Bavaria), featuring two lovers, Adam, a handsome bird seller from the Tyrol and Christel, the village postmistress. They, at cross-purposes, become involved in romantic complications at the Court of the reigning Prince. After a number of intrigues and misunderstandings, all ends happily. 416-922-2912 |
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Location: Jane Mallett Theatre |
Legend
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= Musical Production |
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= Comedy Production |
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= Drama Production |
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