“The singing is excellent and pitch-perfect. In the pit, experienced conductor Dario Salvi (of Italian-Scottish heritage) succeeds in guiding, motivating, and galvanising his forces—the soloists, the chorus, and an orchestra of forty musicians.”

“Maestro Salvi had previously conducted Lucia di Lammermoor in Skopje (North Macedonia) in the 2024/2025 Season with Ana Durlosky in the title role.”

"The waltz master writes an operetta! He stands alongside Offenbach! Who wouldn't be curious to know how many charming waltz motifs had to be sacrificed to the "jumping stone" of operetta? Well, Mr. Strauss will certainly never deny the waltz, but it is not his sole domain: the overture alone is a charming gem and deserves all the attention!And so it continues through all the acts, fresh, cheerful, piquant, cozy, and most importantly, almost never trivial; the trio of the first act, the court jester's duet and Fantasca, the magnificent finale of the third act (perhaps the most valuable number in the operetta) ensure a more than ephemeral success for this friendly, vibrant composition.” 

In his Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre, historian Stanley Green described it as “the most durable of all Bway [sic] operettas.” In Operetta: A Theatrical History, Richard Traubner called it “one of the 1920s’ greatest operettas.”