Gräfin Dubarry
- Marie Jeanne Bécu, milliner, later Countess Dubarry (soprano )
- René Lavallery, Painter (tenor )
- Margot, milliner ( soubrette )
- Marquis de Brissac, whose boyfriend ( Tenorbuffo )
- Count Dubarry (baritone )
- King Louis XV. (Baritone )
- Duke of Choiseul, the Prime Minister (actor)
- Prince of Soubise (actor)
- Duke of Lazun (actor)
- Radix of St. Foix (actor)
- Baron Chamard (actor)
- Lebell (actor)
- Marschallin of Luxembourg ( actress)
- Lucille (actress )
- Pierre ( actor)
- Madame Labille (actress )
- Marianne Verrières (actress )
- Claude Verrières (actor)
- Abbé ( actor)
- Neighbor (actress )
- Aristocrats, society, servants, maids, milliners, People of Paris (chorus and supernumeraries )
The Dubarry is an operetta in nine paintings by the Austrian composer Carl Millöcker in the musical reworking of Theo Mack Eben and the textual redesign by Paul Knepler, Ignaz Michael Welleminsky and EM Cremer. The original name was Countess Dubarry and was an operetta in three acts, had written the libretto for the F. Zell and Richard Genée. This was first performed on October 31, 1879 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. The new version was the first time on August 14, 1931 in Berlin Admiral Palace across the stage. If the work is performed these days - so for example, in 2006 at the State Theatre on Gärtnerplatz - then it will only get played in this version. The performance requires an average Chorpart and a ballet. Title character in the book is the historical person Marie -Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry.
Orchestra
A flute, two oboes, three clarinets, one bassoon, three horns, two trumpets, three trombones, bass tuba, a, a harp, a piano, percussion and strings
Stage sets
Figure 1: fashion salon, 2: amusement park, 3: artist's studio, 4: Before the curtain, picture 5: Ballroom, 6: Ankleidesalon, Figure 7: A splendid salon, 8: Salon, 9: Castle Park
Action
The operetta is set in Paris, Versailles and Trianon in the park of the castle during the reign of Louis XV. , About to 1762nd
In Madame Labilles Fashion Show in Paris also originating from a humble friends Margot and Marie Jeanne working as milliners. An order of the chief causes Marie Jeanne in the studio of the painter René Lavallery. The two are at once sympathetic and fall in love. Jeanne Marie moves in with her lover. When this time is just absent, enters an extremely distinguished stranger 's studio. It is Count Dubarry. He noticed recently in an amusement park near the capital of the pretty girl. Here he immediately thought to recruit the Beautiful as a tool for his evil plans. Now he pretends to want to buy a picture. Looking at the paintings he stabs the portrait of Marie Jeanne, who finished her lover only yesterday, in the eye. When Marie Jeanne explained the work for unsaleable, the Count is intrusive. But Marie Jeanne keeps his nerve and defends it off. Without having achieved things leaving the Count 's studio.
When René returns to his studio, his girlfriend does not say anything about the incident. But a funny gossiping neighbor can not hold back, to portray him in the most lurid colors what she has seen or claimed to have seen. The painter believes her and not Marie Jeanne. He even declared that she had abused his trust and was the longest time been his girlfriend. Sadly, Marie Jeanne leaves the house.
Count Dubarry is visited by his friend the Marquis de Brissac. This tells him in glowing terms of the singing dancer Manon, who is currently in local siblings Verières men's hearts beat faster. Intrigued, the Count, with the Marquis to attend the next performance decides.
The Count immediately recognizes that it is none other than the milliner Jeanne Marie at the dancer Manon. Again, he makes the decision, they clamp for his political plans: King Louis XV. is his aging mistress Pompadour gradually tired and would like a younger than its successor. At the court, the rumor going around that it should be the sister of the Prime Minister, because of this, the Duke of Choiseul, thereby promise more influence, and just wants it Count Dubarry prevent. This is why he is looking for a charming lady for the king.
Marie Jeanne is courted by many applicants. One gives her all his money and asks her, so that when just held gaming to set for him. The girl does it and - loses. As the funder then gets angry, she laughs him out yet. In order not to let the situation escalate, Count Dubarry replaced the Furious its total loss. He has won the heart of the milliner. On his arm, she leaves the establishment.
A few weeks have passed. Marie Jeanne suspects morning air to escape their hitherto predominantly drab existence, and fits - even if at first somewhat reluctantly - to participate in the proceedings initiated by her patron game. Obediently she can marry a pro forma with his brother and becomes the Countess Dubarry. So she can win the king 's favor later, you can still count the usual cut at court, in consultation miss.
The influential Marschallin of Luxembourg are in their castle a ball Marie Jeanne Also among the invited guests. As regards political intrigue, lies the Marschallin with Count Dubarry under a blanket; also because she hates the Duke of Choiseul and his imaginary sister. Cost what it may, but this may in no case be the successor to the Pompadour! As the Marschallin for the right moment does come, she explains Marie Jeanne, still become a messenger of the King arrive and pick them up, so they soupiere with His Majesty. Marie Jeanne is this all much too fast. Now she refuses to play along. When they then also her former friend, the painter René sees on the ball, flickers back some of the feelings within her that she once had for him. With him, the fire of love seems to be not quite extinct. They come closer again. Suddenly Marie Jeanne is conveyed to the customer that the king was in possession of their portraits. Immediately, she believes, René 've leaked it. ( In truth, it was Count Dubarry! ) Now the rift between her and René is finally sealed. She tells him farewell, and is now ready to accept the invitation of the king.
Louis XV. shows delighted if the youthful beauty of the Dubarry. He feels years younger and has that her lock Trianon near Versailles is assigned as a residence.
Although now actually the successor of the Pompadour is cleared, the Duke of Choiseul has a plan to heave his sister in this " office", still not given. He leaves the court spread the rumor that the Dubarry had it apart only to the money of the king; in truth they still have a relationship with the painter René Lavallerie. The king does not want to believe that he has been so mistaken in his feelings, and requires evidence. His Prime Minister promises to deliver him this. In the park of Castle Trianon he arranges a meeting between Marie Jeanne and the painter and the king has a place to from which he can secretly eavesdrop on the conversation between the two. And what he hears? Not a word of love. The conversation sounds rather in such a way as if two business partners end their relationship.
The King is highly pleased with what he has heard. He relieves the Duke of Choiseul from his position as Prime Minister and banished him from the court. Marie Jeanne has finally arrived on the top rung of the corporate ladder: She has managed to become the most influential woman in France.
Musical Highlights
- I give my heart just the alone that I could be the highest
- It attracts the night, love watching
- Whether you like or do not like
- How beautiful is everything, since I found you
- Today I 'm lucky
- Look you two eyes on
- Yes, it is the Dubarry, who she once saw, she never forgets