Der Geigenseppel
composer: Wilfried Hiller
librettist: Elisabet Woska
author of original text: Wilhelm Busch
Ein Melodram für Marionetten nach Wilhelm Busch
Texteinrichtung und Dramaturgie von Elisabet Woska
Dedication: August Everding zum Gedächtnis
Premiere: June 4, 2000 Hannover, EXPO, Deutscher Pavillon (D) EXPO 2000 · Düsseldorfer Marionetten-Theater · Staging: Anton Bachleitner · Costumes: Monika Seibold · Stage design: Walter Frömel (scenic performance)
Orchestra instrumentation: 1 (auch Picc.) · 0 · 1 · 1 - 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 - S. (Trgl. · Zimb. · hohes Beck. · kl. Tr. · gr. Tr. · kl. Bong. · 3 Rototoms · 1 Paar Messinglöffel · Metallratsche · Woodbl. · Metall-Guiro · Xyl. · Kuhglsp.) (1 Spieler) - Cel. (auch präp. Klav. und Spielzeugklav.) · Zith. - Str. (Solo-Vl. · 6 · 5 · 4 · 3 · 1)
Cast of characters: Erzähler - Geigenseppel · singender Schauspieler (Tenor)
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 60' 0''
Year of composition: 1989, rev. 1999
Edition: full score
Language: German
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Description
Wilhelm Busch, the German caricaturist, painter and poet wrote his satirical short story Geigenseppel around 1860 in Munich. At the country fair, the the playful and inebriated Geigenseppel indulges in a drunken reverie: he is a famous violinist, and his accompanist is none other than Franz Liszt. He plays with great success in front of the society ladies, and he is not only rewarded with pure gold but has a rendezvous with a society belle.
When he awakes the next morning, his beautiful illusion turns into a nightmare: instead of his violin, he holds a horse’s hoof and a dead cat in his hands. Even worse: his beautiful date turns out to be a very old woman, who proceeds to remind him of his lover’s oath. The Geigenseppel opts for a fast getaway.
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