Die Dollarprinzessin is an operetta by Leo Fall. The German libretto was by Alfred Maria Willner and Fritz Grünbaum after the comedy Die Dollarprinzessinen by Emerich von Gatti and Thilo Friedrich Wilhelm von Trotha.[1]
| Die Dollarprinzessin | |
|---|---|
| Operetta by Leo Fall | |
 Cover of the vocal score | |
| Librettist | |
| Premiere | 2 November 1907 Theater an der Wien, Vienna |
Performance history
editIt 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
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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
edit| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 2 November 1907 Conductor: Leo Fall[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | soprano | Mizzi Günther |
| Fredy Wehrburg | tenor | Louis Treumann |
| Hans Freiherr von Schlick | bass | Karl Meister |
| Daisy | soprano | Louise Kartousch |
| John Couder | ||
| Dick | ||
| Tom | ||
| Frinton | ||
| Mizzi | ||
| Olga Labinska | ||
| Von Richthofen |
References
edit- ^ "Dollarprinzessin, Die", Josef Weinberger Ltd
- ^ Scott, Derek B. (2019). "GOLNY archive – Die Dollarprinzessin – Operette in 3 Akten" (in English and German). A. M. Willner, Fritz Grünbaum, Leo Fall. University of Leeds. doi:10.5518/497.
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Die Dollarprinzessin, 2 November 1907". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Further reading
edit- "Fall, Leo(pold)" by Andrew Lamb, in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
External links
edit- Die Dollarprinzessin: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
