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Blossom Time is an American operetta that opened on Broadway in 1921. It was adapted from Das Dreimäderlhaus, a Viennese stage work presenting a fictionalized romantic story around composer Franz Schubert, and uses melodies derived from Schubert's compositions. Sigmund Romberg arranged and adapted the music for the American production, which was intended for Broadway audiences interested in sentimental, biographical operetta rather than a documentary account of Schubert's life.

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What is Blossom Time's plot?

It fictionalizes Franz Schubert's romantic life, with Schubert losing his inspiration and his beloved Mitzi Krantz after his friend Baron Franz Schober serenades her with Schubert's own songs. The emotional triangle is stage fiction, not a documented biography ([Guide to Musical Theatre](https://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_b/blossom_time.htm)).

Is Blossom Time the same work as Das Dreimäderlhaus?

It is the American adaptation of the 1916 Viennese operetta Das Dreimäderlhaus. The Broadway version changed names and details and used a new arrangement of Schubert's music by Sigmund Romberg ([Blossom Time](https://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_b/blossom_time.htm)).

When and where did Blossom Time open?

Blossom Time opened at New York's Ambassador Theatre on September 29, 1921. Dorothy Donnelly supplied the Broadway book and lyrics, with music by Schubert arranged by Romberg ([Guide to Musical Theatre](https://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_b/blossom_time.htm)).

What is Lilac Time's relation to Blossom Time?

Lilac Time is the English West End adaptation of the same Schubert stage story, not a sequel to Blossom Time. It used music arranged by George H. Clutsam and opened in London in 1922 ([Das Dreimäderlhaus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Dreim%C3%A4derlhaus)).

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