About the work
Die blaue Mazur (The Blue Mazurka) is an operetta in two acts with one intermezzo, with music by Franz Lehár and a libretto by Leo Stein and Bela Jenbach. It premiered on 28 May 1920 at the Theater an der Wien.
Plot
The Viennese Countess Blanka von Lossin leaves her unfaithful Polish husband, Count Olinski, and seeks happiness elsewhere. Only after a series of complications do the two recognize that they belong together and reach a reconciled ending.
Cultural significance
The title refers to the Polish national dance, the mazurka, whose rhythms Lehár weaves into the score; the song "Tanzt der Pole die Mazur" became the work's best-known number. Despite a triumphant premiere run of around 300 performances, the operetta failed to hold a lasting place in the repertoire.