THE COUNT OF LUXEMBOURG
Music by Franz Lehár: Lyrics by Adrian Ross and Basil Hood: Book
A.M. Willner and Robert Bodansky, adapted from the German by Basil Hood.
Daly's Theatre, 20 May, 1911
(240 perfs)
Adaptation by Eric Maschwitz and Bernard Grun.
Professional Version: book by Nigel Douglas, lyrics by Eric Maschwitz
and Nigel Douglas
Sadler's Wells, 24 January, 1983
New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway - 16 September, 1912 (120 perfs)
Synopsis
For half a million francs, a penniless Count agrees to marry - and in three month's time divorce - a girl unknown to him, so that, as a Countess, she can become the bride of a Grand Duke. At the wedding ceremony, the pair are separated by a screen - but later they meet and fall in love. Little knowing they are already husband and wife, they believe their romance is hopeless - but a happy ending is beautifully worked out, and the unfolding of the story is greatly enriched by Lehár 's lilting music, which includes two immortal waltzes. Additionally, a ballet to the celebrated "Gold and Silver Waltz" can be included.
Principals: 3 female, 12 male
Musical Numbers:
1911 Version
- Overture; Bohemia (Brissard's Song)
- Pierrette and Pierrot
- In High Society
- A Carnival For Life
- Bohemia
- Say Not Love Is a Dream
- The Count of Luxembourg
- Love Goodbye
- Cousins of the Czar
- Finale, Act l;
- Hail Angele, Our Nightingale
- Love Breaks Every Bond
- Are You Going to Dance?
1983 Version
- Introduction/Carnival March
- An Attic for Two
- The Feast of Mardi Gras
- I'm So In Love
- A Cheque on the Safest of Banks
- I'm to be a Bride Today
- Tell Me Can This Be Love?
- (Finale, Act 1)
- Hail Angele
- Love's a Dream
- Lip to Lip, Cheek to Cheek
- Why Surely This Is Love?
- Razzle, Dazzle, Basil
- Angel, You're My Heart's Delight
- The Perfume of Blossoms in May
- Finale, Act 3
Instrumentation:
flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, percussion, harp, strings. Professional Version: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 3 percussion, harp, celesta, stage music, strings
Discography: Sadlers' Wells Opera - CDTER 1050