thumb|upright|Johann Strauss II Waldmeister (Woodruff) is an operetta written by Johann Strauss II to a libretto by . It was first performed on 4 December 1895 at the Theater an der Wien. Although not as popular as some of Strauss' other operettas, such as Der Zigeunerbaron and Die Fledermaus, it was given eighty-eight performances, and was much admired by Johannes Brahms, a friend of the composer.
thumb|upright|Johann Strauss II Waldmeister (Woodruff) is an operetta written by Johann Strauss II to a libretto by . It was first performed on 4 December 1895 at the Theater an der Wien. Although not as popular as some of Strauss' other operettas, such as Der Zigeunerbaron and Die Fledermaus, it was given eighty-eight performances, and was much admired by Johannes Brahms, a friend of the composer.
==Roles== thumb|upright| in a 1899 production {| class="wikitable" |+ !Role !Voice type !Premiere cast, 4 December 1895Conductor: Johann Strauss II |- | Christof Heffele, chief Amtmann |baritone |Ehrenfried Kernreuther |- |Malwine, his wife |contralto |Johanna Frey |- | Freda, their daughter |soprano |Julie Kopacsy-Karczag |- |Tymoleon von Gerius, forest intendant |tenor |Karl Streitmann |- | Pauline, singer from the Dresden Opera |soprano |Marie Ottmann |- | Erasmus Friedrich Müller, professor of botany |tenor |Alexander Girardi |- | Jeanne, friend of Pauline |soprano |Therese Biedermann |- |Botho von Wendt, young aristocrat |tenor |Josef Josephi |}
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