Ten girls and no man
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| Title: | Ten girls and no man |
| Shape: | operetta |
| Original language: | German |
| Music: | Franz von Suppè |
| Libretto : | Wilhelm Friedrich |
| Premiere: | October 25, 1862 |
| Place of premiere: | Kaitheater, Vienna |
| Place and time of the action: | Garden room of a country estate around 1862 |
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Ten girls and no man is an operetta in one act by the composer Franz von Suppè . Friedrich Wilhelm Riese wrote the libretto under the pseudonym Wilhelm Friedrich. The premiere saw this play on October 25 in 1862 on Kaitheater in Vienna .
action
The Schönthan estate owner is a multiple widower and would have liked to have married his housekeeper Sidonia, who, however, loves the younger and prettier veterinarian Agamemnon Paris. His first wife left him with their son, and from his other marriages he has ten daughters whom he would rather marry off today than tomorrow.
Von Schönthan had each of his daughters (like her first name) brought up in the manners and customs of a different country. As a result, he hopes to get to a son-in-law very quickly. He also has posters put up on the street to encourage unmarried men to visit his estate.
The vet Agamemnon Paris is now taking such a poster as an opportunity to come to the estate and secretly meet Sidonia. But von Schönthan caught Agamemnon Paris and introduced him to all of his daughters. Alminia and Marianka begin with a lovely duet that appears to please the visitor. Britta then sings an English folk song, which instantly makes everyone fall asleep. Only Limonia can wake up the audience with her Italian aria. Afterwards, Hidalga and Preciosa dance a fiery dance from Spain, but Agamemnon Paris isn't particularly interested in that either. Now all daughters have to pick up their instruments and give a concert together. But the vet sticks to his decision to marry Sidonia.
In the discussion that follows between the landlord and the veterinarian, it turns out that Agamemnon Paris is the son who was believed to be lost and therefore the brother of these ten marriage candidates. Von Schönthan gives his blessing to Agamemnon's wedding with Sidonia and states with resignation: "Now I have eleven daughters and only one husband".
literature
- Leo Melitz: Guide through the operettas . Globus-Verlag, Berlin 1917, pp. 239-240.
- Franz von Suppè: Ten girls and no man. Comical operetta in one act . Bote & Bock, Berlin 1920.