Bibi Balù
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| Title: | Bibi-Balù |
| Original language: | Swiss dialect |
| Music: | Hans Moeckel |
| Book: | Hans Gmür , Karl Suter |
| Premiere: | New Years Eve 1964 |
| Place of premiere: | Theater am Hechtplatz |
| Playing time: | approx. 2½ hours, 1 break |
| Place and time of the action: | 1960s Switzerland |
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Bibi Balù is a Swiss-German musical . The authors are Hans Gmür and Karl Suter , the music comes from Hans Moeckel . The musical premiered on December 31, 1964 in the Theater am Hechtplatz in Zurich . Ruedi Walter , Margrit Rainer , Ines Torelli , Jörg Schneider , Edi Huber and Paul Bühlmann played in the more than 300 sold out performances .
In 2010, after a break of more than forty years , Bibi Balù was staged again in a production by Stefan Huber at the St. Gallen Theater. The premiere took place on March 27th. Among others: Peter Zimmermann, Romeo Meyer , Tobias Bonn , Christoph Marti , Rahel Fischer and Max Gertsch played . Johannes Roloff was the musical director .
action
The story of Bibi Balù is based on a true story. A student from Africa was in financial difficulties and the Zurich Week called for a fundraising campaign. After a substantial sum was collected, the student's father protested and forbade any alms. The money could be used for another good cause. The two authors wrote this incident into a crook musical. A clever duo collects money for the benefit of the girl Bibi, who comes from the Pacific island of Balù, and is hoping for a rich windfall for themselves. The crooks do not lack sophistication or idiosyncratic imagination to reach their goal. Director Stefan Huber cut the play by around an hour for the St. Gallen Theater.
roll
- Frédéric (Fritz) Sturzenegger
- Henri O. Luginbühl
- Oskar Kurz
- Emma Weideli-Oggenfuss
- Bibi Balù (Louisli); in the original a girl
- Barman Mario, NZZ journalist, Blick journalist, radio announcer, pastor, St. Galler, Zürcher, Berner, Baseler, postman, police director, television director, television inspector, waiter, boy scout Wotan, stamp collector
Particularly noteworthy are the 16 alternating roles that were originally played by Ruedi Walter in 1964, in the new version by Walter Andreas Müller .
Music numbers (selection)
1st act
- Overture
- Singapore and Zanzibar - Frédéric, Henri, Ensemble
- The-Chrämpfli-Brothers'-Lullaby - Frédéric, Henri, Ensemble
- Valse de cœur, ma non troppo ( 's Härz mues au d' Rächnig cho ) - Frédéric, Henri, Oscar, Mario, Ensemble
- That has to be done by Frau i d'Finger ( Yes, d 'Manne ) - Emma
- Halleluja ( Nu kei Bedänke ) - Ensemble, St. Galler / Zürcher / Berner / Basler
- Solo for an uninvited guest ( Am I just acknowledging? ) - Bibi
- Bibi-Balù - Bibi, ensemble
2nd act
- Etiquette for hypocrites ( if you dare to trust eim nöd ) - Mario, Bibi, Oscar, Frédéric, Henri, Ensemble
- Gratitude Tango ( ohni me ) - Bibi, Oscar
- Duet for older Scouts ( Weisch du au ...? , Scout pot collection ) - Emma, Wotan, Ensemble
- Prosperity Samba ( if I had Chole ) - Bibi, Frédéric, Henri, Oscar
- Sophia and Gregory ( I don't know how nice you are ) - Bibi, Frédéric
- Balùzinations (Finale) - Bibi, Frédéric, Henri, Oscar, Emma, One Man, Ensemble
Web links
- From the original musical “Bibi Balu” , accessed on December 11, 2014.
- Bibi Balù , official website of the new performance ( Memento of December 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).
- Bibi Balù on ART-TV , accessed on December 11, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ NZZ, pz .: Theater am Hechtplatz - Bibi-Balù, January 3, 1965 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ March 22, 2010: Crook Musical Bibi Balu The Pfister siblings in the crook musical
- ↑ art-tv.ch: The St. Gallen Theater brings a piece of Swiss musical history to the stage with "Bibi Balù" - a charming crook that has lost none of its topicality. ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
