Below is a breakdown of the musical numbers in this operetta. As with all operetta, these are accompanied with dialogue between the numbers, which is not specified below, and often changes between productions.
Act One - In a Salon of the Pontevedrian Embassy
No. 1 Introduction ‘Verehrteste Damen und Herren’ - Valencienne, Sylviane, Olga, Praškowia, Camille, St. Brioche, Zeta, Cascada, Kromow, Chorus
No.2 Duet ‘So kommen Sie’ - Valencienne, Camille
No. 3 Entrance of Hanna and Ensemble ‘Bitte, meine Herren’ and Mazurka ‘Hab’ in Paris mich noch nicht ganz’ - Hanna, St. Brioche, Cascasa, Men’s Chorus
No. 4 Auftrittslied ‘O Vaterland’ - Danilo
No. 5 Duet (The Magic of Domesticity) ‘Ja, was - ein trautes Zimmerlien’ - Valencienne, Camille
No. 6 Finale I ‘Damenwahl’ - Hanna, Valencienne, Danilo, Camille, St. Brioche, Cascada, Chorus
Act Two - A Day later, in the Palace of Hanna Glawari
No. 7 Introduction, Dance ‘Ich bitte, hier jetzt zu verweilen’ and
Song of Vilja (The song of the wood-maiden) 'Es lebt eine Vilja'- Hanna, Chorus
No. 8 Duet (Song of the foolish rider) ‘Heia, Mädel, aufgeschaut’ - Hanna, Danilo
No. 9 March-Septett ‘Wie die Wieber man behnadelt’ - Danilo, Zeta, St. Brioche, Cascada, Kromow, Bogdanowitsch, Pritschitsch
No. 10 Game Scene and Dance Duet - Hanna, Danilo
No. 11 Duet 'Mein Freund, Vernunft’ and Romance ‘Wie eine Rosenknospe’ - Valencienne, Camille
No. 12 Finale II ‘Ha! Ha! Wir fragen’ - Hanna, Valencienne, Sylviane, Olga, Praškowia, Danilo, Camille, Zeta, Bogdanowitsch, Kromow, Pritschitsch, Njegus, Chorus
No. 12a Entr’akt (Song of Vilja)
Act Three - In Hanna Glawari’s Palace
No. 12b Zwischenspiel
No. 13 Dance Scene
No. 14 Grisette’s Song ‘Ja, wir sind es, die Grisetten’ - Valencienne, Lolo, Dodo, Jou-Jou, Frou-Frou, Clo-Clo, Margot (Grisettes), Danilo, Zeta, Bogdanowitsch, Pritschitsch, Kromow, Chorus
No. 15 Duet ‘Lippen schweigen’ - Hanna, Danilo
No. 16 Final Scene ‘Ja, das Studium der Weiber’ - Tutti
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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