The sweet girl
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| Title: | The sweet girl |
| Shape: | operetta |
| Original language: | German |
| Music: | Heinrich Reinhardt |
| Libretto : | Alexander Landesberg , Leo Stein |
| Premiere: | October 25, 1901 |
| Place and time of the action: | Vienna and an estate in Upper Austria around 1900 |
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The sweet girl is an operetta in three acts by the composer Heinrich Reinhardt ; for the libretto recorded Alexander State Mining and Leo Stein responsible. This work premiered on October 25, 1901 in the presence of the composer and librettist at the Carltheater in Vienna. It marks the climax (or the end) of the golden operetta era and at the same time stands at the beginning of the silver ones .
Several songs from this operetta almost achieved hit status with contemporary viewers and listeners .
The actor Wilhelm Bauer was also involved in the premiere .
action
1st act - studio of the painter Florian Lieblichs
A happy company is waiting for Lola Winter, Hans von Liebenburg's lover, and meanwhile blaspheme the absent and Florian Lieblich's pictures to pass the time. When Lola Winter appears, she sings the song “So g'wachsen wie a Bamerl”. Hans' uncle also arrives unexpectedly. Count Balduin von Liebenburg is accompanied by his Bohemian secretary, Prosper Plewny.
Count Balduin orders Hans to the count's country estate in Upper Austria to marry his cousin Lizzi. In order to preserve the social appearance, all those present (mostly artists and bohemians) are presented to the uncle as a festival committee of a charity festival . Hans introduces his lover, Lola Winter, and the painter Florian Lieblich to his uncle as Florian von Ebenstreit and his wife and asks for their invitation to the country estate.
Fritzi Weyringer found out about this plan by chance and, having become jealous, did not want to leave Florian out; but Lola can persuade her to consent.
Act 2 - hall of the country estate of Count Liebenburg
On the occasion of the festivities for the upcoming wedding, Count Balduin Lola Winter makes court. He is caught by Florian, whom the count takes to be her husband. In the meantime, Hans and Lizzi have spoken out and agreed not to marry under any circumstances. A marriage with Hans, on the other hand, forces Lola (duet: “My dear, you are behaving”). Suddenly Fritzi appears and that in turn confuses the servant Klapper, who thinks that Florian is Lola's husband. Jealous, suspicious and to keep an eye on the whole thing, Fritzi hides in the liquor cabinet.
A short time later she (Fritzi) witnesses a love scene between Lizzi and Prosper and when Florian joins them by chance, they sing the trio "You are not a man". Florian now finds Fritzi in the closet. Count Balduin now considers the unknown woman to be his nephew's lover. He invites her to stay because he has the slightest suspicion that it could be an illegitimate daughter of his. That's one of the reasons why he urges Hans to marry his cousin Lizzi.
The uncle's allusions irritate Hans, who comes to the conclusion that he sees through his behavior towards Lola. The waltz song “Moody lady, happiness is your name” and a happy ball scene end this act.
Act 3 - Boudoir in Lola Winter's villa
Since Hans does not want to marry his cousin Lizzi, he fled his uncle's country estate. In town he went to Lola to finally propose to her. In the Villa Lolas he also meets Florian and Fritzi, who have made up (duet: "Why are you screwing up your mouth?").
Count Balduin suffers a remorse because he wanted to persuade Lola to have an affair and also because of Fritzi, whom he still considers to be his illegitimate daughter. It is therefore not difficult for Hans to enlighten his uncle and ask him to let Lola and Prosper get married. Fritzi also receives the count's blessing along with a dignified trousseau and is allowed to marry her Florian. To the great joy of everyone it turns out that Fritzi is not a daughter of Count Baldwin, but the servant Prosper reveals himself to be an illegitimate son.
literature
- Leo Melitz (Ed.): Guide through the operettas. Globus, Berlin 1917, pp. 207–208.
- Heinrich Reinhardt: The sweet girl. Operetta in three acts. Doblinger, Leipzig 1903.