Princesse Czardas
About this event
The Csárdás Princess is the nickname of a cabaret singer who has all of Budapest running after her. Prince von Liebensdorf is deeply in love with her, but his father does not approve. Their romance is thwarted until the happy ending.
PRINCESSE CZARDAS EMMERICH KÁLMÁN
Premiered in Vienna in 1915, Princesse Czardas was composed in two stages. First in 1914 in Marienbad, where the Hungarian composer and his two librettists had gathered. The war interrupted their work, which resumed in summer 1915 in Bad Ischl.
Its success was immediate. The Paris premiere took place in 1930. The celebrated couple Merkès and Merval made it one of their signature works. The Csárdás Princess is the nickname of a cabaret singer who has all of Budapest running after her. Prince von Liebensdorf is deeply in love with her, but his father does not approve. Their romance is thwarted until the happy ending. Settled in Paris, where he died, Emmerich Kálmán was given the infamous title of “honorary Aryan” in the 1930s, which he politely declined. All the more reason to sing together, “Hurray! Hurray!”
OPERETTA IN 3 ACTS Libretto by Léo STEIN and Béla JENBACH First performed in Vienna, Johann Strauss Theater, on November 17, 1915 Last performed at the Théâtre de l’Odéon, on March 4, 2017
NEW PRODUCTION
Musical direction Florent MAYET Directed by Carole CLIN Choreography Anne-Céline PIC-SAVARY
Sylva Maresco Laurence JANOT Countess Stasi Amélie TATTI Agathe & Princess von Liebensdorf Danièle DINANT
Edwin von Liebensdorf Frédéric CORNILLE Count Boni Kansciano Fabrice TODARO Feri de Kerkes Philippe FARGUES Eugène Von Rohndorf & Leopold, Prince von Liebensdorf Jean-Claude CALON Mac Gave & the Notary Antoine BONELLI
Orchestra and Chorus of the Marseille Opera
