Das kleine Hofkonzert

  • Christine Holm (soprano )
  • Lieutenant Walter von Arnegg (Tenor)
  • Hanne ( soubrette )
  • Jacob, provisor ( Tenorbuffo )
  • Serenissimus (actor)
  • Knipp, Poor Poet (actor)
  • Hofkapellmeister (baritone )
  • Lord Chamberlain of Arnegg, Walters father (actor)
  • Colonel of Flumms (actor)
  • Court physician (actor)
  • The landlady of the poor poet (actress )
  • A widower (actor)
  • Pharmacists ( actor)
  • His wife (actress )
  • Mayor (actor)
  • Sentinel (actor)
  • Host (actor)
  • Soldiers, courtiers, people, servants, musicians ( chamber chorus and supernumeraries )

The little court concert is a musical comedy in three acts by Edmund Nick. The libretto, written Paul Verhoeven and Toni Impekoven. The piece was first performed on 19 November 1935 in Munich. The composer provides only a chamber orchestra for the performance.

Stage sets

The factory is in the world Carl Spitzweg, and accordingly also sets the stage:

First Act: Picture 1: At the city gate, Figure 2: View over the rooftops of a city, picture 3: the main square of a small town

Act Two: Figure 4: antechamber in the palace of the prince, 5: Miserable room of the poor poet, Figure 6: In the castle library, Figure 7: On the road

Act Three: Figure 8: In the castle library, 9: Christine spar room, picture 10: Hall in the castle of the ruler

Action

Christine Holm has followed in the footsteps of her mother and how she became a singer. One of her greatest desires has not been true: You would like to know who her father is. Whenever she spoke to her mother on it, she changed the subject immediately. Now that her mother is dead, she takes matters into her own hands. She's going up a stagecoach and travels to her birthplace, the capital of a small fictional German principality to investigate there. At the city gate she and her fellow scale of Lieutenant Walter von Arnegg be controlled. Because he finds that scale leads contraband with him, he treated him very harshly; against Christine, however, it behaves extremely amiable. Between the two it starts to spark the same time.

Once in the residence town, distributed scale over the notables nasty rumors about Christine. When the falsehoods of Walter Arnegg come to my attention, he suspects, who is behind it. Without hesitation, he takes the lady in protection and claims to be his bride. But his father, who is the reigning prince marshal, but has no understanding. Personally, he is looking at the Serenissimus and ensures that these features Christine's expulsion. Walter of Arnegg receives the command to carry out the deportation.

Christine has now visited the poet Knipp in his poor apartment. She hopes to learn from him details of their origin. The reason for this visit was a poem that she found in the estate of her mother and Knipp claim to be the author. In Knipps apartment there is a renewed encounter between Christine and Walter of Arnegg. Both confess their love. Because the lieutenant Christine's deportation can not agree with his conscience, he decides to quit his service.

In the royal palace to be held the annual Hofkonzert today. It was planned that this time a soprano take over the vocals. The singer is ill and has therefore canceled. In desperation, the Prince has no choice but to ask the singer reported by him to fill the gap. Christine pinning its commitment to the condition that Serenissimus they support with all its possibilities, find out who her father was. Because the prince wants to avoid at all costs that his Hofkonzert falls into the water, he says to his help.

The officials of the prince make every conceivable effort to clarify the paternity, but the hoped-for success remains off. Because they fear the wrath of their employer, they try with 500 guilders to bribe the poor poet, impersonate Christine's father. For sham Christine goes on a, but at the audience of Serenissimus she reveals the truth about this sordid game of its officials. Quite by chance comes Christine thought, the old man 's song " When the evening dark veil ... " recite that at a young age often sang her mother and also dates the text from the pen of the poor poet. Stirred listening Serenissimus the song and remembers how he had an affair with a singer at the Court Theatre about 25 years ago. She was his great love, and only the class distinction at that time prevented the marriage. Suddenly the prince go on the eyes: Christine's resemblance to his first love is not to be overlooked. The girl is his daughter!

It comes to a good conclusion: Not only Christine, but also Knipp is elevated to the peerage. Walter of Arnegg and the lady of his heart engaged. The little court concert is a triumphant success. Serenissimus finally has a descendant.

Musical Highlights

  • Beautifully it to be in love (Walter of Arnegg and Christine Holm ) is
  • Ah, if only the king wot (Christine Holm )
  • A poor shepherd revered the high queen ( court music )
  • The Brittle: At the purest spring morning (Christine Holm )
  • Now the day folds its wings (Christine Holm )
  • Never Do you remember? (Christine Holm )
  • When the evening dark veil (Christine Holm )

Films

  • The first film adaptation of the works were created in 1936 for the Ufa under the title " The Court Concert ". Directed by Detlef Sierck, the Douglas Sirk later called himself, Marta Eggert, Johannes Heesters, Hans Richter, Otto Treißler, Herbert Hübner and Rudolf Klein-Rogge played the lead roles. The judges lexicon of international film: " The Dane Detlev Sierck ... staged the cheerful and joyful games with Spitzweg idylls and extensive vocal parts: Martha Eggert sings everywhere, even in the bath water. "
  • 1945 was a film version of Paul Verhoeven, one of the two librettists of the stage work, directed by. The leading roles were seen Elfie Mayerhofer, Erich Ponto, Hans Nielsen, Hans and Harald Paulsen Leibelt. The film did not appear until April 1, 1950 in the cinemas. At this second film version of the lexicon of international film said: " Graceful musical comedy with painterly look which Spitzweg images is modeled. The cabal and the spiritual and moral narrowness of Doudez yards are represented with mild irony. "
  • Another film version of the play was created in 1963 under the direction of John Olden, with Monika Dahlberg in the lead role.
  • Another film version of the play was in 1976 for ZDF. In this TV - staging Naomi Priegel sang the title role. In the other roles occurred Amadeus August, Gustav Knuth, Helmuth Wallner and Peter Lühr. The film was directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner.
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