Katalog Catalogue 2011 - Verlagsgruppe Hermann

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THE QUEEN’S LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Operetta in 3 acts – RV 508A/B/C
Libretto: Heinrich Bohrmann, Richard Genée,
Julius Rosen and O.F. Berg
PLOT
A cloak-and-dagger comedy could not be more
muddled or long-winded than this libretto about a
royal confusion. Amorous banter, disguises and preposterous
situations play less the main roles than the
theme of the contemptuous retention of power. Political
power as the be all and end all. The tyranny can,
after all, only be broken after unimaginable trials and
tribulations through true love. Count Villalobos is
prime minister of the country and at the same time,
guardian of the king, just 19 years old. In order to
preserve his power for as long as possible, Villalobos
devotes all his energies to ensuring that the young
king neglects his duties and is distracted by the joys
of life – through eating, drinking and constantly changing
amorous adventures. His opponents have their
work cut out to prevail against this: the clever queen,
just 17 years old, and the mocking, poetic free spirit
Cervantes. The lace handkerchief with the inscription
“A queen loves you, but you are no king” turns into
a therapeutic piece of incriminating evidence, passes
through many hands, deprives Villalobos of power
THE SPECIAL FEATURES OF THIS VOLUME
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No. 7. Johann Strauss composed the waltz “Rosen aus
dem Süden” [Roses from the South] based on themes
from this.
STAGE WORKS / THE QUEEN‘S LANCE HANDKERCHIEF
BÜHNENWERKE / DAS SPITZENTUCH DER KÖNIGIN
SCORING
2 Sopr., 2 Mezzosopr., 3 Ten., 6 Ten./Bar., Bar.,
12 Chorsoli (Sopr./Mezzosopr.) / mehrere Sprechrollen
PLACE AND TIME OF THE PLOT
Lisbon, mid-18th century
Lisbon, around 1580
First performance: 1 October 1880, Vienna,
Theater an der Wien,
duration: c. 2.5 hours
MATERIALS
Full Score: edited by Michael Rot
ISMN M-006-61109-6, publisher’s catalogue number:
118A508A/B/C O
available on sale: 488 Euros/complete subscription
-20%, part subscription -15%
Vocal score, choral score: supplementary editions,
newly created and edited by Michael Rot,
publisher’s catalogue number: 198B508 A/B/C 0
available on sale: paperback 87 Euros
Libretto: available separately and taken from the chapter
‘Libretto’ in the full score, publisher’s catalogue
number: 101A508 A/B/C 0
available on sale: 34 Euros
Performance material: available on hire from Alkor
Edition Kassel comprising full score, vocal score, choral
score, libretto and orchestral parts (including duplicates
8/7/6/5/5)
JOHANN STRAUSS