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Offenbach, Jacques
Les Deux Aveugles (Wittmann version)
(Die beiden Blinden / The Two Blindmen) (1855)Bouffonnerie musicale in one act
Dauer: 30 Minuten
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Libretto by Jules Moinaux; German version by Karl Friedrich Wittmann (G)
Besetzung
2T,actors; 2.2.2.2-4.2.3.0-timp-strings
Abkürzungsverzeichnis (PDF)
Verlag:
Bote & Bock
Vertriebsgebiet
Dieses Werk ist erhältlich bei Boosey & Hawkes für Aufführungen in
for the world.
Verfügbarkeit
Rollen
| KÜMMELBERGER | Lyric Tenor |
| JERZABEK | Buffo Tenor |
| Passers-by |
Ort und Zeit
The Elisabeth bridge in Vienna, 19th century
Zusammenfassung
Two beggars compete for the desired place on the bridge. Neither of them wants competition, for the charity business runs badly. To impress each other, they fabricate the wildest stories. In order to get hold of the few pennies dropped by the passers-by, the blind are able to see again. The contest, accompanied by singing, develops into a grotesque musiquette, whose tone lies half-way between a Beckett-like sense of the comic and a melancholy reminiscent of Chaplin.
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Comic
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