Flauto solo
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| Title: | Flauto solo |
| Shape: | Musical comedy |
| Original language: | German |
| Music: | Eugen d'Albert |
| Libretto : | Hans von Wolzüge |
| Premiere: | November 12, 1905 |
| Place of premiere: | German Theater, Prague |
| Playing time: | Around 1 hour |
| Place and time of the action: | In the residence of a German prince, 18th century |
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Flauto solo is a musical comedy in one act by the composer Eugen d'Albert based on a libretto by Hans von Wolhaben . The first performance took place on November 12, 1905 at the Deutsches Theater in Prague .
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Prince Eberhard sees the Prussian King Friedrich II as his great role model. That is why he wants to do the same and also promote art. He commissioned his German conductor - Musjö Pepusch - to compose the famous “Pig Canon for six bassoons”.
Prince Eberhard's son, Prince Ferdinand, raves about Italy and therefore rejects German music on principle. His Italian flute teacher, the scheming Maestro Emanuele, encourages him.
When Prince Eberhard sets out on a maneuver far away from his residence, his son invites you to a big Italian festival. As a highlight, Signora Peppina will perform the latest compositions by Maestro Emanuele. Pepusch is also obliged to perform at this festival. The prince naturally hopes that he will embarrass himself in front of the Italy-enthusiastic audience.
The singer Peppina accidentally uncovered this plan. She wants to help Pepusch and sings him some arias by Maestro Emanuele. In this way, Pepusch can practice this with the flute and edit it counterpoint for a canon .
Before the festival reaches its climax, Prince Eberhard surprisingly returns to the residence. He also sees through his son's intrigue and orders him to perform the “Flauto solo” himself. Prince Ferdinand can laboriously solve the task given to him and can now gain something from this much maligned German music. Prince Eberhard is proud "that a guy who rules his own instrument so masterfully will probably also learn the art of making music properly on the princely flute."
The festival ends happily for everyone when the prince gives Signora Peppina's marriage his blessing to Musjö Pepusch. When the singer steps forward to say thank you, it turns out that she doesn't come from Italy, but from Tyrol. The curtain falls under the words
"Dös Germany - dös Welschland - everybody's hat his kind,
and de Kunscht let 'mer live, the dö two has paired."
Edits
Eugen d'Albert played a hand Welte-Mignon - roll of music with motifs from Flauto solo one:
- Potpourri from the musical comedy Flauto Solo , role number 2959
literature
- Eugen d'Albert, Hans von Wolhaben: Flauto solo. Libretto. Bote & Bock, Berlin 1905 ( urn : nbn: de: hebis: 30-1096883 ).
- Leo Melitz: Guide through the operas . Globus-Verlag, Berlin 1914, pp. 93-94.
- Horst Seeger opera lexicon . Heinrichshofen Verlag, Wilhelmshaven 1979, ISBN 3-7959-0271-1 , p. 200.
Web links
- Flauto solo : Sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Work data for Flauto solo based on MGG with discography at Operone