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A Waltz Dream is an operetta with music by Oscar Straus and book and lyrics by Felix Dörmann and Leopold Jacobson after a short story by Hans Müller entitled Buch der Abenteuer. It opened at the Carltheater, Vienna on 2 March 1907. For the production at the Broadway Theatre the book was adapted by Joseph Herbert and the music arranged by A. Carroll Ely. It opened on 27 January 1908 and ran for 111 performances.
Dramatis Personæ
| JOACHIM XIII | Charles A. Bigelow |
| PRINCESS HELENE | Magda Dahl |
| COUNT LOTHAR | Joseph W. Herbert |
| LIEUTENANT NIKI | Edward Johnson |
| LIEUTENANT MONTSCHI | Edwin Wilson |
| FRIEDERICKE | Catherine Inganoff |
| WENDOLIN | Donald Buchanan |
| SIGISMUND | Joseph Carey |
| FRANZI STEINGRUBER | Sophie Brandt |
| FIFI | Josie Sadler |
| ANNERL | Geraldine Malone |
ACT I - Festival Hall in Prince Joachim's Castle at Flausenthurn.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Our hearts are filled with glee and festive loyalty, our Princess weds today! ..."
- No. 2 - Song - Friedericke, Sigismund and Chorus - "A maiden whom Cupid had not cajoled, of icy mold, distrait and cold..."
- No. 3 - Entrance March and Hymn - "The trumpets blare! Let's welcome the happy pair! ..."
- No. 4 - Song - Niki - "Some men are born to rule the land, and purple robes they don them..."
- No. 4a - Exit March
- No. 5 - Duet - Helene and Friedericke - "Our vows exchanged we're plighted, forever linked by Fate..."
- No. 6 - Terzette - Friedericke, Niki and Joachim - "What a misfortune, woeful disgrace! It is too late our steps to retrace..."
- No. 7 - Duet - Niki and Montschi - "The soft summer twilight was fading, I sat in the garden alone..."
- No. 8 - Duet and Finale Act I - "My dearest love, why leave me all alone! For you I wait with anxious heart and true..."
ACT II - Garden Salon.
- No. 9 - March and Girls' Chorus - "Come, love, don't be shy, kissing time is nigh..."
- No. 10 - Song - Franzi and Girls - "You may search the world around, nowhere will you find melody and beauty both..."
- No. 11 - Duet - Niki and Franzi - "I beg you believe, sweetest maiden, that the love your charms inspire..."
- No. 12 - Terzett - Helene, Franzi and Friedericke - "I am seeking for information that you, I'm sure, can quickly supply..."
- No. 13 - Buffo-Duet - Lothar and Franzi - "Sweet music, so the poets say, maintains a universal sway..." (4 verses)
- No. 14 - Finale Act II - "It is shameful! Sad mishap! Your father, caught in a trap..."
ACT III - Drawing Room in the Castle at Flausenthurn.
- No. 15 - Entr'acte Gavotte
- No. 16 - Trio - Niki, Lothar and Joachim - "Oh, these bores! I wish they'd leave me..."
- No. 17 - Duettino - Friedericke and Franzi - "I am an humble lassie ... I am a courtly dame..."
- No. 18 - Finale Act III - Niki and Helene - "Music at night gives me thrills of delight, sweet visions of bliss realizing..."
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MIDI Files
- External Links
- Vocal Score at the IMSLP
- A Waltz Dream at The Guide to Musical Theatre
Page modified 24 May 2017