Berliner Luft
"Berliner Luft" (English: "Berlin Air") is a song composed by Paul Lincke[1] with lyrics by Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers. It was originally part of an unsuccessful two-act 1904 opera of the same title when it was called "Das ist die Berliner Luft", but became popular and widely performed on its own. In 1922 Lincke added it to an expanded version of his operetta Frau Luna .[2] The song's popularity led to Lincke becoming associated with Berlin in the same manner Jacques Offenbach was linked with Paris.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Amsler, José-Luis (19 September 2024). "Berliner Luft: The untold history of Berlin's favourite minty liquor". The Berliner. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ Lamb pp. 71–72
- ↑ Letellier p. 676
Bibliography
[edit]- Lamb, Andrew. 150 Years of Popular Musical Theatre. Yale University Press, 2000.
- Letellier, Robert Ignatius. Operetta: A Sourcebook, vol. II. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
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