Die Dollarprinzessin Explained

Die Dollarprinzessin
Genre:Operetta
Composer:Leo Fall
Premiere Location:Theater an der Wien, Vienna

is an operetta by Leo Fall. The German libretto was by Alfred Maria Willner and Fritz Grünbaum after the comedy German: Die Dollarprinzessinen by Emerich von Gatti and Thilo Friedrich Wilhelm von Trotha.[1]

Performance history

It was first performed at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 2 November 1907, conducted by the composer and starring Mizzi Günther as Alice. An English adaptation, called The Dollar Princess opened in London at Daly's Theatre on 25 September 1909 and ran for 428 performances.

Extant score

A piano score with German lyrics (but no vocal parts) is kept in Special Collections at the University of Leeds. It was digitised as part of a research project in 2018.[2]

Roles

!Role!Voice type!Premiere cast, 2 November 1907
Conductor: Leo Fall
AlicesopranoMizzi Günther
Fredy WehrburgtenorLouis Treumann
Hans Freiherr von SchlickbassKarl Meister
DaisysopranoLouise Kartousch
John Couder
Dick
Tom
Frinton
Mizzi
Olga Labinska
Von Richthofen

References

  1. https://www.josef-weinberger.com/operas-operetta/opera/dollarprinzessin-die.html "Dollarprinzessin, Die"
  2. Web site: Scott. Derek B.. 2019. A. M. Willner, Fritz Grünbaum, Leo Fall. GOLNY archive – Die Dollarprinzessin – Operette in 3 Akten. University of Leeds. en,de. 10.5518/497.

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