Das Spitzentuch der Königin - Premiere - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Das Spitzentuch der Königin - Premiere
Operetta in three acts
Libretto by Heinrich Bohrmann, Richard Genée, Julius Rosen and O. F. Berg
On the occasion of Johann Strauss's 200th birthday in 2025, his operetta The Queen's Lace Cloth will return to the stage for its premiere on January 18th. The Waltz King's seventh operetta in 1880 immediately became his greatest success to date, as it was obviously a parody of the rebellious Crown Prince Rudolf, whose liberal ideas were causing problems for the Habsburg monarchy. Portugal is under the thumb of an unscrupulous prime minister who wants to sell the country to the Spanish crown. And since the young king is just as uninterested in politics as he is in his queen, but devotes himself exclusively to delicious truffle pies and extramarital adventures, Portugal is threatened with ruin. Luckily, the poet Cervantes, fleeing from his henchmen, ends up in Lisbon, where he humorously interferes in state affairs, saves the country and gets plenty of inspiration for his satirical novel Don Quixote. After Crown Prince Rudolf's scandalous suicide in Mayerling in 1889, the work suddenly disappeared from the repertoire. However, Strauss took over the main musical motif in his concert waltz Roses from the South, which is still very popular today. The Queen's Lace Shawl is a cornucopia of beautiful catchy tunes, and the fact that Strauss had the whole of Portugal dancing the waltz in it leaves no doubt as to which monarchy is being made fun of here...
In German with German and English surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the start of the performance
Subject to change.
Libretto by Heinrich Bohrmann, Richard Genée, Julius Rosen and O. F. Berg
On the occasion of Johann Strauss's 200th birthday in 2025, his operetta The Queen's Lace Cloth will return to the stage for its premiere on January 18th. The Waltz King's seventh operetta in 1880 immediately became his greatest success to date, as it was obviously a parody of the rebellious Crown Prince Rudolf, whose liberal ideas were causing problems for the Habsburg monarchy. Portugal is under the thumb of an unscrupulous prime minister who wants to sell the country to the Spanish crown. And since the young king is just as uninterested in politics as he is in his queen, but devotes himself exclusively to delicious truffle pies and extramarital adventures, Portugal is threatened with ruin. Luckily, the poet Cervantes, fleeing from his henchmen, ends up in Lisbon, where he humorously interferes in state affairs, saves the country and gets plenty of inspiration for his satirical novel Don Quixote. After Crown Prince Rudolf's scandalous suicide in Mayerling in 1889, the work suddenly disappeared from the repertoire. However, Strauss took over the main musical motif in his concert waltz Roses from the South, which is still very popular today. The Queen's Lace Shawl is a cornucopia of beautiful catchy tunes, and the fact that Strauss had the whole of Portugal dancing the waltz in it leaves no doubt as to which monarchy is being made fun of here...
In German with German and English surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the start of the performance
Subject to change.