"The city of Venice is the subject of four operettas (or 'funny operas') from the 19th century, whose composers worked within three different languages and that - with limitations, of course - are still played today. In them, the city of Venice is portrayed in a very unique way ..."--Page 94 "Venice as Utopia in Le Point des Soupirs (1861/1868) by Jaques Offenbach. Venice as a point of reference in Le Voyage de MM Dunanan père et fils (1862) by Jaques Offenbach. Venice as picturesque fairytale / dream scene in Eine Nacht in Venedig by Johann Strauß II. Venice as 'exotic' background in The Gondoliers (1889) by Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)"--Page 94