The Game of Love
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| Title: | The Game of Love |
| Original language: | English |
| Music: | Jacques Offenbach |
| Book: | Tom Jones |
| Lyrics: | Tom Jones |
| Literary source: | Anatol and Anatol's megalomania by Arthur Schnitzler |
| Premiere: | June 15, 1965 |
| Place and time of the action: | Vienna , Austria-Hungary , late 19th century |
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Anatol, Max, Cora, Gabriele, Annie, Else, Ilona, Annette, Baron Diebel |
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The Game of Love is an English-language musical based on the German plays Anatol and Anatols megalomania by the Austrian playwright Arthur Schnitzler . It is set in Vienna in the late 19th century and deals with the many superficial and immature relationships of the middle-class playboy Anatol. The musical is based on the translation of the play by Tom Jones . The lyrics are by Jones, the music by Jacques Offenbach , with musical arrangements and additional music by Nancy Ford .
Music track
- In Vienna - Max
- I Love To Be In Love - Anatol, Max
- The Hypnotism Song - Cora, Anatol, Max
- The Music Of Bavaria - Annie, Fritz
- Finishing With An Affair - Anatol, waiter
- The Oyster Waltz - Annie, waiter
- Come Buy A Trinket - Peddler
- There's A Room - Anatol, Gabriele
- Anatol's Last Night - Anatol
- Love Conquers All - Ilona, Anatol, Max
- Listen To The Rain - Ilona
- Seasons - Max
- It's For The Young - Anatol, Max
- Menage-A-Trois - Baron Diebel
- There's A Flower I Wear - Annette
- The Game Of Love - All
people
- Anatol - the protagonist
- Max - Anatol's friend
- Cora - a mistress of Anatol
- Annie - a mistress of Anatol
- Gabriele - a former lover of Anatol
- Ilona - a mistress of Anatol
- Annette - a lover of Anatol
- Baron Diebel - an aging playboy
literature
- ↑ Arthur Schnitzler: Anatol . Verlag des Bibliographischen Bureau, Berlin 1893 ( online [accessed on May 3, 2014]).
- ^ John Gassner, Edward Quinn: Austria . In: The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama . Dover Publications, New York 2002, ISBN 978-0-486-42064-6 , pp. 45 .
- ^ The Game of Love . In: The Guide to Musical Theater . Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ The Game of Love . Music Theater International . Retrieved May 3, 2014.