Farewell Waltz (Operetta)
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| Title: | Farewell waltz |
| Shape: | operetta |
| Original language: | German |
| Music: | Ludwig Schmidseder |
| Libretto : | Hubert Marischka and Rudolf Österreicher |
| Premiere: | September 8, 1949 |
| Place of premiere: | Vienna |
| Place and time of the action: | Hungary and Vienna, mid-19th century |
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Farewell Waltz is an operetta in two acts (four pictures) by Ludwig Schmidseder . Hubert Marischka and Rudolf Österreicher wrote the libretto. The work had its world premiere on September 8, 1949 in the Vienna Citizens' Theater .
action
The operetta takes place in Hungary and Vienna in the middle of the 19th century.
At the court in Szómary, Mrs. Ilonka is preparing the wedding feast for Ferry Kornegg and her Thussy, whose engagement she had arranged. It soon turns out, however, that Ferry is already engaged to the painter Waldmüller's daughter, Anita, but, having fallen out with her, has become engaged to Thussy. He had already written an explanatory letter to Anita. Meanwhile, he receives a letter from Anita, which says that she wants to come to him. In order to prevent the visit, Ferry travels to Vienna under the pretense of an official matter and leaves Thussy behind with his cousin Laczi.
In Waldmüller's studio in Vienna, Anita is preparing to leave for Ferry. But then, contrary to expectations, her father comes back from a long trip to Italy. He has already painted a picture for Anita's wedding, the later famous “Wedding in Petersdorf”. To the surprise of both, Ferry suddenly arrives. He notices that she has not even received his letter. He had mistakenly mixed it up. But Waldmüller's father still knew about Thussy’s marriage plan, as he happened to get hold of the wedding invitation in Rome. Anita soon discovers this on the table, but invites Ferry to have a glass of champagne anyway. Ferry thinks she'll let him go, but when he tries to leave the house, all the doors are locked. Anita and father Waldmüller won't let him go, so Ferry can't go back to Szómary.
In Szómary the guests celebrated without a groom. Only Ms. Ilonka and Thussy are surprised at Ferry's absence. The latter seeks consolation from Laczi. Suddenly Waldmüller appears and explains that Thussy's wedding with Ferry will not turn into anything that annoys Ilonka. She tries to settle Anita with money and get Waldmüller to renounce Ferry on behalf of his daughter. Waldmüller, outraged, now dictates a completely opposite explanation to Laczi. He notices how happy Laczi is about it and learns that Laczi and Thussy love each other and would like to run away with each other, but they don't have the money. Waldmüller apparently dictates a waiver in the spirit of Ilonka, has 1000 guilders handed over and gives it to the two lovers, who also run away.
Back in Vienna, Waldmüller finds Ferry still locked up. Then Anita finally opens the door for him, but now he doesn't want to leave. He realized that he still belongs to Anita. Then suddenly a policeman arrives who is researching the origin of the 1000 guilder note, because Ilonka had the two fugitives searched and they stated when they were arrested that the note came from Waldmüller. This is how Anita and Ferry learn what has been going on in Szómary in the meantime. Anita is happy that Ferry is free again, but wants to let him fidget a little longer. But Waldmüller now locks them up until their bond is sealed - with success. Waldmüller's “Wedding in Petersdorf” with Anita and Ferry as the bride and groom can now be seen as a living picture. Finally the people from Szómary join them and everything ends in happiness. Waldmüller has the police officer Ilonka return the "sneaked" 1000 guilders.
music
Schmidseder's music contains many charming melodies including modern rhythms and colors. It impresses with its natural freshness, amiable humor and grace. A special attraction lies in the effective contrasting of Hungarian and Viennese. The musical highlights are:
- The Lord God he did it very wisely (song)
- Dance a waltz with me (waltz)
- I'm just proud of my daughter (Foxtrot)
- Sometimes it comes over you (foxtrot)
The operetta Abschiedswalzer was performed over 400 times in Vienna.
Performers at the Vienna premiere were a. a. Waltraut Haas and Peter Alexander .
Sound carrier
- LP: Potpourri from the operetta "Abschiedswalzer" , Elite Special 17029 (Harmona series), with Waltraut Haas a. a .; Orchestra of the Wiener Bürgertheater under the direction of the composer Ludwig Schmidseder.
literature
- Anton Würz: Reclam's operetta guide . 24th edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lost Battle , DER SPIEGEL 3/1950
- ↑ Waltraut Haas' biography