Prinz Methusalem

{{Short description|1877 operetta written by Johann Strauss II}}

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Prinz Methusalem (Prince Methusalem) is an operetta written by Johann Strauss II to a libretto by Karl Treumann, after Victor Wilder and Alfred Delacour. It was first performed on January 3, 1877 in Vienna at the Carltheater. It achieved a run of eighty performances.{{cite web |url=http://www.naxosdirect.com/title/8.553936 |title=Strauss II, J.: Famous Overtures CD |access-date=October 11, 2008 |publisher=NaxosDirect |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505164334/http://www.naxosdirect.com/title/8.553936 |archive-date=May 5, 2009 }} The pot-pourri overture incorporates themes from the operetta, as well as other material that might have sometime been part of the planned score.