Das kleine Hofkonzert
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Das kleine Hofkonzert is a musical comedy
in three acts (ten scenes) "from the world of Carl Spitzweg
", music by Edmund Nick
, libretto
by Paul Verhoeven
and Toni Impekoven. It premiered on 19 November 1935 at the Munich Kammerspiele
.
Nick also wrote a 'Fantasy' based on material from this work.
ducal
principality
, about 1840" the singer Christine Holm has been invited by His Serene Highness to the small town of Immendingen
to give a "little court concert". On that occasion, she also intends to make inquiries who her father might be. Her only clue is the song "When the evening's dark veil..." ("Wenn des Abends dunkler Schleier...") which her mother sung 25 years ago for this man.
Walter, son of Earl Marshal von Arnegg, has immediately fallen in love with Christine. When nasty rumours about Christine begin to circulate in the small town, Walter supports Christine and is even prepared to leave the town with her. His Serene Highness, learning that his concert has to be cancelled because Christine has been driven out of town, recalls her. She gets introduced
to the sovereign, who is impressed by her charm and promises to help with the search for her father.
She also mentions her mother's song, and the old man remembers his affair with a handsome singer 25 years ago. He decides to treat Christine from now on as his own daughter and make her a noblewoman. Even the poor poet Knipp gets a knight
hood because his poetry has brought so many couples together. Now there are no more barriers to the marriage of Christine and Walter, nor to the "little court concert".
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
in three acts (ten scenes) "from the world of Carl Spitzweg
Carl Spitzweg
Carl Spitzweg was a German romanticist painter and poet. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era....
", music by Edmund Nick
Edmund Nick
Edmund Nick was a German composer, conductor, and music writer.-Biography:The son of a merchant, Nick studied from 1910 to 1915 law in Vienna and Graz. At the same time, he studied music at the Vienna Music Academy and at the Conservatorium Dresden. He received his doctorate in law from the...
, libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
by Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven (Germany)
Paul Verhoeven was a German actor, writer, and film and theatre director.He had 13 siblings and the family lived in modest circumstances.He directed and acted in over 50 films, and wrote over 20 film scripts, the first of which was Das kleine Hofkonzert in 1935, an operetta with music by Edmund...
and Toni Impekoven. It premiered on 19 November 1935 at the Munich Kammerspiele
Munich Kammerspiele
The Munich Kammerspiele is a successful German language theatre in Munich. The Schauspielhaus in the Maximilianstrasse is the major stage.-History:...
.
Nick also wrote a 'Fantasy' based on material from this work.
Roles
- Christine Holm, a singer
- His Serene HighnessSerene HighnessHis/Her Serene Highness is a style used today by the reigning families of Liechtenstein and Monaco. It also preceded the princely titles of members of some German ruling and mediatised dynasties as well as some non-ruling but princely German noble families until 1918...
- Earl MarshalEarl MarshalEarl Marshal is a hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom used in England...
vonVonIn German, von is a preposition which approximately means of or from.When it is used as a part of a German family name, it is usually a nobiliary particle, like the French, Spanish and Portuguese "de". At certain times and places, it has been illegal for anyone who was not a member of the nobility...
Arnegg (or Arneck) - LieutenantLieutenantA lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
Walter von Arnegg, his son (tenorTenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
) - OberstColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
von Flumms - Mrs von Flumms
- Mr Zunder, a travelling salesman
- Court physicianPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
- LibrarianLibrarianA librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
Möhrchen - Court KapellmeisterKapellmeisterKapellmeister is a German word designating a person in charge of music-making. The word is a compound, consisting of the roots Kapelle and Meister . The words Kapelle and Meister derive from the Latin: capella and magister...
- Police Minister
- Majordomo
- Knipp, a poor poet
- His landlady
- ApothecaryApothecaryApothecary is a historical name for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients — a role now served by a pharmacist and some caregivers....
- Mona, his wife
- Hanne, their daughter, in love with Jakob (soubretteSoubretteA soubrette is a female stock character in opera and theatre. The term arrived in English from Provençal via French, and means "conceited" or "coy".-Theater:...
) - Jakob, apprentice apothecary, in love with Hanne (buffo)
- Mayor
- Guards
- Innkeeper of "The Silver Moon"
- Court officials, Lackeys, maidens, a Widower, soldiers, citizens, musicians, ladies and gentlemen of the court
Synopsis
In "a small GermanGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
ducal
Dukes in Italy, Germany and Austria
-Germany:Although the titled aristocracy of Germany no longer holds a legal rank, nearly all ducal families in Germany continued to be treated as dynastic for marital and genealogical purposes after 1918...
principality
Principality
A principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or princess, or by a monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince....
, about 1840" the singer Christine Holm has been invited by His Serene Highness to the small town of Immendingen
Immendingen
Immendingen is a town in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
to give a "little court concert". On that occasion, she also intends to make inquiries who her father might be. Her only clue is the song "When the evening's dark veil..." ("Wenn des Abends dunkler Schleier...") which her mother sung 25 years ago for this man.
Walter, son of Earl Marshal von Arnegg, has immediately fallen in love with Christine. When nasty rumours about Christine begin to circulate in the small town, Walter supports Christine and is even prepared to leave the town with her. His Serene Highness, learning that his concert has to be cancelled because Christine has been driven out of town, recalls her. She gets introduced
to the sovereign, who is impressed by her charm and promises to help with the search for her father.
She also mentions her mother's song, and the old man remembers his affair with a handsome singer 25 years ago. He decides to treat Christine from now on as his own daughter and make her a noblewoman. Even the poor poet Knipp gets a knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
hood because his poetry has brought so many couples together. Now there are no more barriers to the marriage of Christine and Walter, nor to the "little court concert".
Notable arias
- Wunderschön ist es, verliebt zu sein (Walter von Arnegg and Christine Holm)
- Ach, wenn der König nur wüsst (Christine Holm)
- Ein armer Schäfer verehrte die hohe Königin (Court Kapellmeister)
- Die Spröde: An dem reinsten Frühlingsmorgen (Christine Holm)
- Nun faltet der Tag seine Flügel (Christine Holm)
- Denkst du nie daran? (Christine Holm)
- Wenn des Abends dunkler Schleier (Christine Holm)
External links
- http://www.filmportal.de/df/cb/Credits,,,,,,,,EA43D4A700BA5006E03053D50B37753Dcredits,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.htmlDas kleine Hofkonzert (1963) TV (ARDARD (broadcaster)ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
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