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Katinka is an American operetta with music by Rudolf Friml and a book and lyrics by Otto Harbach. It opened on Broadway in 1915 and follows a romantic story that moves through settings in Austria-Hungary and Russia. Written for the early twentieth-century musical stage, it combines spoken scenes, solo songs, and ensemble numbers in the comic-operetta tradition associated with Friml and Harbach's Broadway work.
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Where does Katinka take place?
The action moves through Yalta, Istanbul, and Vienna just before World War I. Katinka is torn between a marriage to Russian ambassador Boris Strogoff and her love for his attaché, Ivan Dimitri ([Guide to Musical Theatre](https://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_k/katinka.htm)).
Who created Katinka, and when did it reach Broadway?
Rudolf Friml composed the music and Otto Harbach wrote the book and lyrics. It was first staged in Morristown, New Jersey, on December 2, 1915, then opened at Broadway's 44th Street Theatre on December 23 ([Guide to Musical Theatre](https://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_k/katinka.htm)).
Why is Katinka sometimes linked to the title Elaine?
Elaine was the working title, but the show was renamed Katinka after Elaine Hammerstein left Broadway for a film career. The change happened before the 1915 Broadway premiere ([Katinka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katinka_%28operetta%29)).
Which other Rudolf Friml and Otto Harbach shows are related to Katinka?
Katinka was their third collaboration, after The Firefly from 1912 and High Jinks from 1913. Those titles are useful reference points for the same early Broadway songwriting partnership ([Katinka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katinka_%28operetta%29)).
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