Wikipedia notes that "Although the operetta is rarely performed or recorded, the overture is one of Suppé's most popular compositions, and has achieved a quite distinct life of its own, divorced from the opera of which it originally formed a part. Many orchestras around the world have the piece in their repertoire, and the main theme of the overture has been quoted numerous times by musicians, cartoons and other media."
The reviewer Paul Serotsky referred to that "main theme" as "the tune that always reminds me of The Galloping Major." And I have to say, it does the same for me!
© Haydn Thompson 2021