Carl M. Ziehrer - Operetta "Die Landstreicher" (1899)
Carl Michael Ziehrer (more rarely spelled Karl Michael Ziehrer) (2 May 1843 – 14 November 1922) was an Austrian composer. In his lifetime, he was one of the fiercest rivals of the Strauss family; most notably Johann Strauss II and Eduard Strauss.
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Operetta "Die Landstreicher"(The Tramp) (1899) (Abridged)
Librettist: Leopold Krenn (1850-1930) and Karl Lindau (1853-1934)
Overture (0:00)
VORSPIEL
1. Duettino (5:01)
2. Ensemble (7:26)
3. Abgang und Chorus (10:46)
4. Duett (11:12)
5. Finale (14:21)
ACT I
6. Lied und Chor (17:04)
7. Chor und Ensemble (19:43)
8. N/A
9. Terzett (24:56)
10. N/A
11. Finale und Lied (26:44)
ACT II
12. Lied und Chor (34:07)
14. Entree, Terzett (35:54)
16. Ensemble (38:39)
17. Schluss (41:20)
Anneli Pfeffer, soprano
Caroline Stein, soprano
Maria Leyer, mezzo-soprano
Daniel Behle, tenor
Thomas Dewald, tenor
Boris Leisenheimer, tenor
Dominik Wortig, tenor
Espen Fegran, baritone
Arndt Schumacher, baritone
Kay Stiefermann, baritone
Karl Fäth, bass-baritone
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln und WDR Sinfonieorchester, Köln conducted by Helmut Froschauer
Die Landstreicher (The Tramps) is a German-language operetta in one prologue and two acts by Carl Michael Ziehrer to a libretto by Leopold Krenn [de] and Karl Lindau. It was first performed on 26 July 1899 at the summer theatre "Venedig in Wien".
The premiere was just three weeks after the death of Johann Strauss II. Despite the Viennese mourning for their beloved composer, the operetta was especially noted for its Viennese spirit and more so with Ziehrer himself conducting, the review from the press was favorable with Ziehrer heralded as a new composer to usher in a new age. Die Landstreicher was the most popular of his stage works.
The libretto for Die Landstreicher was the basis for Ludwig Engländer's Broadway musical The Strollers which was staged at the Knickerbocker Theatre in 1901.
A film was made in 1937 directed by Karel Lamač with a script by Géza von Cziffra. It starred Paul Hörbiger, Rudolf Carl, Lucie Englisch, Erika Drusovich and Rudolf Platte. Further film versions were made for the Austrian broadcaster ORF in 1960 and again in 1968 in a co-production of ORF and the German broadcaster ZDF.
From "The Almanac by Gherardo Casaglia":
July 26, 1899, Wednesday
premiere in the Sommertheater "Venedig in Wien" in Vienna of "Die Landstreicher" ("The Tramps"), operetta in 1 prologue and 2 acts by Carl Michael Ziehrer, libretto by Leopold Krenn and Carl Lindau, conducted by the composer (sopranos Poldi Augustin (Berta Fliederbusch), Dorn (Mimi) and · (Anna Gratwohl), mezzo-soprano "en travesti" Ludmilla Gaston (Mucki von Rodenstein), contralto (Frau Leitgeb), comic tenors Franz Glawatsch (August Fliederbusch), Karl Tuschl (Stöber), Siegmund Steiner (Fürst Adolar Gilka) and Rudolf del Zopp (Roland), baritones · (Lajos von Geletneky), Anton Matscheg (Rudi von Muggenheim), buffo Vali Paak (Gratwohl) and · (Leitgeb), bass buffo Max Schönau (Kampel), dancers · (Adi), · (Lori), · (Nicki) and · (Fifi)} - [29 July for 02, 29 June for 40] - Biblio: 01-02-12-19-40