EINE NACHT IN VENEDIG (A NIGHT IN VENICE) is an three-act operetta by Johann Strauss II (1825-1899). The libretto was written by F. Zell and Richard Gen�e, based on the story Le Ch�teau Trompette by Gen�e and Eug�ne Cormon. The work premiered on October 3, 1883 at the Neues Friedrich Wilhelmst�dtisches Theater in Berlin. The overture establishes the sparkling, Viennese locale in which the romantic farce about mistaken identity is set. Instrumentation: 2(2nd d.Picc).2.2.2: 4.2.3.0: Timp.Perc(2-3): Hp: Str (9.8.7.6.5 in set): Pno Cond Sc in set.