Adele's Laughing Song

{{Short description|Aria from the operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II}}

"{{Lang|de|Mein Herr Marquis}}", sometimes called "Adele's Laughing Song", is an aria for soprano with choral accompaniment from act 2 of the operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II. It appears in many anthologies of music for soprano singers, and is frequently performed in recitals.

Adele, a chambermaid who has borrowed one of her mistress's gowns without permission, and gone to a party, also without permission, gets recognized there by her mistress's husband. She attempts to convince him that he is wrong by laughing scornfully at the idea that a glamorous woman like herself could possibly be a lowly chambermaid.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria-database.com/search.php?individualAria=502|title=Aria Database - Results of Your Search|website=www.aria-database.com|accessdate=1 March 2018}}[https://www.roh.org.uk/news/lights-coloratura-action-the-giddy-world-of-operas-action-songs "Lights! Coloratura! Action!: The giddy world of opera’s ‘action’ songs"] by John Snelson, Royal Opera House, 3 February 2016