The miracle of Bern (musical)
The miracle of Bern or just the miracle is a musical by the director Gil Mehmert and the composer Martin Lingnau . The musical premiered on November 23, 2014 in the Hamburg Theater an der Elbe . Contents, the musical is based on the eponymous movie The Miracle of Bern by Sönke Wortmann . In addition to football in 1954, the main focus is on the social situation in post-war Germany. The speechlessness and bewilderment of those involved, but also the younger generation's longing for a better future, are part of the content of the musical and are dealt with.
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| Title: | The miracle of Bern |
| Original language: | German |
| Music: | Martin Lingnau |
| Lyrics: | Frank Ramond |
| Original direction: | Gil Mehmert |
| Premiere: | 23rd November 2014 |
| Place of premiere: | Theater on the Elbe , Hamburg |
| Playing time: | about 3 hours |
| Place and time of the action: | Germany / Switzerland 1954 |
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action
The miracle of Bern tells a family story against the backdrop of the 1954 World Cup . It's about a father-son relationship in the Ruhr area of the German post-war period. The nine year old Matthias lives with his mother Christa and his older siblings in Essen . Since her father Richard is still a prisoner of war , Christa masters the difficult post-war years without her husband by her side. Life after the war is tough and everyone fights for themselves first. Matthias is a big football fan and raves about the German national player Helmut Rahn . For the nine-year-old, Rahn is a role model and conceited surrogate father, also because Matthias has never seen his father Richard. Matthias's greatest wish is to accompany his idol to the soccer World Cup. When his father returns home after ten years as a prisoner of war, the family's life changes suddenly. Richard Lubanski is overwhelmed with the new life in Germany and can neither cope with the independence of his wife nor with the attitudes and dreams of his children.
At the same time, the German national soccer team begins preparations for its first participation in a soccer world championship after the Second World War. For the final in Bern, father Richard surprises his son and drives him to the stadium. At the end of the second half they reach Bern. After a 0-2 deficit, it is now 2-2 in the game against the clear favorites Hungary . The ball rolls out and directly in front of Matthias's feet. He picks up the ball and throws it to his idol Helmut Rahn. Both look into each other's eyes, then the game continues. The reporter comments: “Rahn should shoot from the background. Rahn shoots… goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! ”A few minutes later, the game is over and Germany is the soccer world champion. The people at home lie in each other's arms and celebrate the victory of their team, which is seen as a new beginning after the terrible war with a lot of suffering, misery and death.
Historical background
The 1954 Soccer World Cup takes place at a time that is still heavily influenced by the aftermath of the Second World War. Hunger, suffering and misery are part of everyday life in Germany, which is still largely destroyed. In the 1950s, however, the economy slowly picked up. The boom, which soon helped West Germany in particular to become a prosperous society, is known today as the economic miracle .
The 1954 World Cup in Switzerland was the first since 1938 to be attended by a German team. Many German citizens perceived this as a sign of a return to normality after the war and the difficult post-war years. The German national team has a hard time getting into the tournament and experiences a 3-8 defeat against Hungary. After two wins against Turkey, she still reached the quarter-finals. After victories against Yugoslavia (2-0) and against Austria (6-1), she was in the World Cup final against Hungary on July 4, 1954. The decisive goal for Germany fell in the 84th minute. Six minutes later Germany was soccer world champion. Today this moment is called the miracle of Bern .
Emergence
The musical was based on the model of Sönke Wortmann's film The Miracle of Bern from 2003. The film was very successful and received numerous awards, which meant that there was great potential for a musical implementation. Many dialogues and situations are based on the film.
music
The music in the musical Das Wunder von Bern comes from the composer Martin Lingnau and the producer Frank Ramond , who is responsible for the lyrics. The songs are an addition to the dialogues and game plot of the musical. They describe the characters' thoughts and feelings. This is achieved through catchy melodies and texts that are based on spoken language.
The following songs can be heard on the CD of the original recording:
- Opening
- That’s never going to happen
- We'll both be great
- One must have been there
- I want to go home again
- The big games
- Child's play
- Rock'n'Roll Rebel
- I just want to live
- Dear God
- How can it go on for me
- Don't be so German
- Where are we at?
- Always obey
- Miracles happen
- Everyone believes in miracles
- The crow
- Can you really only think of football?
- I'm here again
- The final game
- Miracles happened (recapitulation)
- We'll both be great (reprise)
- Bonus track: Can you really only think of football (sung by Annett Louisan )
Performances
- Germany : Hamburg : Theater an der Elbe : World premiere: 23 November 2014, Derniere: 5 January 2017
occupation
| role | Premiere cast 2014 |
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| Richard Lubanski | Detlef Leistenschneider |
| Christa Lubanski | Vera Bolten |
| Alternating Christa Lubanski | Sonia Farke |
| Matthias 'Mattes' Lubanski | Julius Störmer |
| Ingrid Lubanski | Marie-Anjes Lumpp |
| Bruno Lubanski | David Jakobs |
| Annette Ackermann | Elisabeth Huebert |
| Paul Ackermann | Andreas Bongert |
| Helmuth Rahn | Dominik Hees |
| Fritz Walter | Mark Weigel |
| Sepp Herberger | Robin Brosch |
| Pastor Keuchel | Tetje Mierendorf |
| Tiburski | Jogi Kaiser |
Awards
The Miracle of Bern was nominated in six categories for the German Musical Theater Prize in August 2015 . The piece was presented on October 26, 2015 as part of the award ceremony in the categories of Best Set Design ( Jens Kilian ), Best Supporting Actress ( Elisabeth Hübert ), Best Supporting Actor (David Jakobs) and Best Choreography ( Simon Eichenberger , Florian Bücking and Brendan Shelper) excellent. In addition, the child actors received a special prize.
literature
- Rudolf Großkopff: Our 50s. How we became what we are. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 2005, ISBN 3-8218-5620-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Miracle of Bern: Successful world premiere ( Memento from November 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on ndr.de from November 23, 2014
- ^ New musical for Hamburg on hamburg.de, accessed on January 20, 2015
- ↑ a b c World premiere Das Wunder von Bern on musical-world.de, accessed on January 23, 2015
- ^ Rudolf Großkopff: Our 50s. How we became what we are. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 2005, pp. 11-19.
- ↑ The Miracle of Bern: The Musical in Hamburg ( Memento of the original from February 11, 2015 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. on musicals.com, accessed January 20, 2015
- ↑ http://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/article134644455/Das-Wunder-von-Bern-in-Hamburg-So-war-die-Premiere.html
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2015 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.
- ^ The German Musical Theater Prize 2015: The Great Ceremony In: musical1.de, October 27, 2015.
