The Mine Foreman (German: Der Obersteiger) is an operetta composed by Carl Zeller with a libretto by Ludwig Held and Moritz West.
It premiered on 5 January 1894 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.
[1] In 1952 the libretto served as the basis for a film The Mine Foreman.
[2] The operetta is rarely performed today, but the aria “Sei nicht bös” (“Don’t be cross”) has become a concert staple.
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