Which of these operettas was composed by Johann Strauss II?
The Barber of Sevilla
Carmen
Die Fledermaus
The Marriage of Figaro
Answer
Die Fledermaus is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II with a libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée. It premiered on 5 April 1874 at Theater an der Wien in Vienna. The work is set in Vienna on the eve of the annual Shrove Tuesday ball.
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