Scuderi (musical)
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| Title: | Scuderi |
| Original language: | German |
| Music: | Bananafishbones |
| Lyrics: | Gil Mehmert |
| Literary source: |
ETA Hoffmann : The Miss von Scuderi |
| Original direction: | Gil Mehmert |
| Premiere: | April 18, 2009 |
| Place of premiere: | Schauburg in Munich |
| Playing time: | 2 hours |
| Place and time of the action: | Paris (1680) |
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Scuderi is a musical or rock music theater based on the crime novella Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1819/21) by ETA Hoffmann (1776-1822). The production was rewritten by Gil Mehmert as a stage version and musically implemented by the rock-pop band Bananafishbones . The world premiere took place on April 18, 2009 in the Schauburg in Munich .
background
The basis for the staging is the novella Das Fräulein von Scuderi by ETA Hoffmann. Important features of Hoffmann's narrative structure were adopted for the stage version, such as flashbacks or leaps in time within the performance. The events presented in the novella are supposed to be based on actual experiences of Mademoiselle Madeleine de Scudéry (1607–1701) and her notes.
The theater director Gil Mehmert edited this piece as a commissioned work for the Schauburg children's and youth theater in Munich; the musical implementation was made with the help of the rock band Bananafishbones, who composed the music.
The world premiere took place on April 18, 2009 in the Schauburg. Further performances there were, for example, in 2010 at the 28th Bavarian theater days in the Theater am Bismarckplatz in Regensburg , 2011 at the Deutsches Theater in Munich and in February 2013 in Braunschweig in Brunsviga , the latter converted by the musical theater group "now or never" the Franzsches IGS box below Directed by Felix Goltermann and Kaja Brandenburger .
In psychology, the phenomenon of dissociation and the double life is known under the "Cardillac syndrome" named after Hoffmann's novella.
Act 1 - Paris in 1680
- overture
Scene 1: Scuderi's house at night
One evening a young man entered the house of the poet Mademoiselle de Scuderi to bring her an urgent message. However, the servant Martinere does not let him see her mistress, but calls loudly for the police, so that the young man flees, but first gives her a box with an urgent request to hand it over to Mademoiselle de Scuderi. In the box, the lady of the house finds an extremely valuable and artfully crafted jewelery and a note of thanks for the testimony she previously (jokingly) made to the king.
Paris, the narrator provides background information.
The background for this saying is a series of murders that shook Paris at this time, which particularly affected respected gentlemen who were on their way to the ladies of their hearts with precious jewelry to give them gifts. A gang of thieves is suspected behind the murders, but neither the police nor the judge La Regnie have had a hot lead on the perpetrators.
- Three days earlier
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Scene 2–4: Trio of lovers, ballad by Cerdillac
Three Parisian gentlemen walking on free feet ask the French king for better protection in the streets of the city. When the king asked his court poet about this matter, she casually replied with "Un amant qui craint les voleurs, n'est pas digne d'amour." ("A lover who fears the robbers is not worthy of my love.") After the nocturnal visit, the Miss von Scuderi is now looking for the origin of this valuable piece of jewelry. She goes to Madame Maintenon , the king's mistress , where she happens to meet the goldsmith René Cardillac. He recognizes his own creation in the jewelery, which he generously gives the lady as a gift and at the same time declares his love for her. She is irritated, but the jewelry remains in her possession and over time it will be forgotten.
- A short time later
Scene 5–6: carriage ride, poets' contest
When Mademoiselle Scuderi got into her carriage one day, she was harassed by a youth who begged her to return the piece of jewelry to Cardillac immediately. Her housemaid Martiniere recognizes the young man who had given her the box with the jewel. Your mistress decides to bring the jewelry back the following day. But just when she wants to set off, she receives a visit from the poets La Chapelle , Boileau and Racine , who claim her full attention, so that she postpones her project for the time being.
Act 2 - Cardillac Murdered!
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- The day after
Scene 7–8: In front of the Cardillacs house, in the Scuderi house, duet of lovers
When she went to Cardillac the next day she was late, the goldsmith was found murdered, the young man, who had previously visited Mademoiselle de Scuderi twice, was arrested on urgent suspicion. The completely disturbed daughter Madelon of the murdered Cardillac finds care in the house of the Scuderi. Madelon is convinced of the innocence of the young man named Olivier Brusson, who is also her lover. Mademoiselle Scuderi does not believe in his guilt either, although all the evidence speaks against him. Olivier insists on speaking to her about the matter and refuses to give any evidence to the police. So the Scuderi looks for him in the dungeon and recognizes in him the son of her former foster daughter Anne Guillot. Olivier tells her about how he came to the famous goldsmith Cardillac and fell in love with his daughter.
- In court
Scene 9–11: Hearing in court, Olivier has to go to dungeon, Scuderi and Madelon
Mademoiselle de Scuderi tries to convince the judge La Regnie of Olivier's innocence. But the judge lists all the indications that speak for the guilt of the young man. The murder weapon was also in his possession and witnesses confirm that the goldsmith Cardillac usually did not leave the house at night. The fact that the deceased was found in his apartment speaks against Olivier. The Scuderi tells Madelon that there is little hope for Olivier when she is asked by police officer Desgrais to hear Olivier, who only wants to make a statement to her about the crime.
Act 3 - Finding the Truth
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- Flashback
Scenes 12–16: Prison, in front of Cardillac's house, in Olivier's attic, repetition of the opening scene, Scuderi's House
Olivier witnesses Monsieur Cardillac commit a murder that night. He himself tries to help the victim. Cardillac sees him, but initially escapes because the police are nearby. Cardillac later reveals his secret to Olivier.
The goldsmith suffers from the so-called "Cardillac Syndrome", an obsession and an irrepressible desire to get back all the jewelry he has made. Olivier realizes that the series of murders was not carried out by a gang, but by Cardillac alone. However, the young man does not dare to contact the police, fearing that this would break his beloved Madelon's heart. However, when Cardillac tells him that he is in love with the Fraulein von Scuderi, the young man sees a chance to escape this vicious circle by delivering the box with the valuable piece of jewelry in the hope that Cardillac will not commit any more murders.
Act 4 - Last Attempt
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- The fight for the truth
Scenes 17–18: Correspondence with the judge, at the lawyer D'Andilly
The Fraulein von Scuderi asks the police chief Desgrais, the judge La Regnie and the king himself for mercy for Olivier in vain. The visit of the well-known Paris lawyer D'Andilly, whose impartial judgment she hopes, is also unsuccessful. He answers her with the words: “Unfortunately I can't do anything about that, I'm sorry, really sorry. The lawyer you asked can only advise you, with adequate data from desolate deeds, I would only betray you if I gave your pupil's godparent. So I can only advise him: stay out of the whole thing! ”It seems as if the fate of the young Olivier is already sealed.
Scene 19: Miossen's confession in the Scuderi's house
But when Mademoiselle de Scuderi is in despair, she is visited by Count Miossens, the Colonel of the Royal Guard. He confesses to her that he personally stabbed the goldsmith in self-defense and that Olivier is innocent.
Act 5 - Finale
- Miossen's statement
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Scene 20–22: At court, in the Maintenon's drawing room
The Scuderi gets Miossens to testify in court in favor of Olivier, but without admitting his own guilt, because nobody would believe that the respected Monsieur Cardillac had attacked him from behind to steal the jewelry he had sold him the day before . As a last resort, Mademoiselle de Scuderi first goes to Madame de Maintenon to ask her to work for Olivier's release, but she refuses. Therefore, she calls directly to the king to ask him again for the pardon of Olivier. For this she wears black mourning clothes and since the Parisian population, the policeman Desgrais, judge La Regie and the lawyer D'Andilly are behind her request, she is ultimately successful and Olivier is released. He is married to Cardillac's daughter and receives a dowry from the king. It ends with the narrator's words: “The truth about the master goldsmith René Cardillac has never been revealed. And what about Fraulein Scuderi? She wrote extraordinary verses in which what she experienced found its moving form. "
Songs
- Paris with the refrain “Paris: There is danger slumbering in your alleys; Paris: at night she wakes up, cannot believe; Paris: Death lurks in your streets; Paris: When the colors of the day leave you. "
- Trio of lovers complaining about the state and asking for protection in the streets.
- Ballade des Cardillac tells of the goldsmith's love for precious metals and gemstones and the words “[…] When my jewelry is finished, I feel this sting in my heart and my soul burns, and I can't part, I want to never part again, yes I can never part again. No. No!"
- Carriage ride Olivier's urgent request to Fraulein Scuderi to bring the jewelry back.
- Duet Madelon and Olivier sing about their love for each other.
- In court the people come to the conclusion "Olivier is the murderer!" And demands "Hang Olivier!"
- I know you Scuderi is in Olivier's dungeon and remembers that he is the son of her former foster daughter. Olivier also tells of his encounter with Cardillac, of the observation of the murder and of Madelon and his love for her. At the end Cardillac sings about the fact that he has seen through Olivier's intentions, does not want to leave his daughter to him and threatens to kill him if he approaches her again.
- Cardillac's revelation here, Cardillac Olivier confesses his murders: “[...] So there was only one way out: murder! Nobody knows the agony deep in my chest that afflicts me when I have to part with my jewelry [...] "
- But what happened , Miss Scuderi's search for the truth celebrates, she asks Olivier and is convinced of his innocence.
- The advocate's song tells of the almost hopeless situation of Olivier, since everything speaks against him and nobody believes him, his conviction seems certain.
- In Miossen's confession , the guardsman Miossens confesses to the Scuderi that he killed Cardillac in self-defense.
- Miossen's statement in favor of Olivier caused a rethink.
- The finale ends with Olivier's pardon and release.
Reviews
- "[...] The whole thing is entertaining, presented with delicious comedy, a great mask and with musical finesse. A highlight for Landsberg. "
- “[…] The lyrical performance of the actors is also impressive. Because the language of the piece largely sticks to Hoffmann's original version. The actors master the language style, which seems affected for our time, and the interwoven sentence structure without getting bumped. However, it is not easy for the audience to always be able to follow this fast narrative style. In terms of content, unfortunately, a lot is lost at the beginning of the piece. "
- “[…] At the end of the day, the viewer is left in a classic“ either-or ”situation: You see the ideas behind“ Scuderi ”and you want to appreciate them. But the chaos of this staging is to blame that “Scuderi” becomes a case of favor or displeasure - without any leeway between these two poles. "
literature
- ETA Hoffmann: The Miss von Scuderi. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-12-260210-5 .
- Article The Miss of Scudéri. In: Kindlers Literature Lexicon. License issue. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 1974, ISBN 3-423-03149-2 , Volume 9, pp. 3645-46.
See also
- Staging as an opera: Cardillac , setting by Paul Hindemith , text by F. Lion. World premiere in Dresden 1926.
- Film adaptation: Mademoiselle de Scudery , Italy 1911, director: M. Caserini; The possessed , Germany 1917; Das Fräulein von Scuderi , Germany 1955, directed by Eugen York .
Web links
- Background information on the piece Scuderi. on schauburg.net
- Scuderi (Munich) unitedmusicals.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Background information on the piece Scuderi. on schauburg.net, accessed on May 13, 2019.
- ↑ Scuderi. ( Memento from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on theater-regensburg.de, accessed on February 11, 2013.
- ^ Bananafishbones (Scuderi, 2011). ( Memento from March 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on deutsches-theater.de, accessed on February 9, 2016.
- ↑ a b Anna Boos: A school book classic as a punk version. In: Braunschweiger Zeitung. February 9, 2013 (paid access).
- ↑ Scuderi. ( Memento from April 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) on igs-ff.il-tech.de, accessed on February 11, 2013.
- ↑ Multiplication of personality? The so-called multiple personality or dissociative identity disorder. - Section: double life. at aerzteblatt.de, accessed on February 11, 2013.
- ^ Scuderi, rock opera in the Stadttheater Landsberg May 18. ( Memento from January 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on augsburger-allgemeine.de, accessed on February 11, 2013.
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↑ Death becomes rock music. on ksta.de, accessed on February 17, 2013
RockMusikTheater Scuderi Liebe und Mord on musicalzentrale.de, accessed on February 9, 2016.