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''Das Dreimäderlhaus'' (''House of the Three Girls''), adapted into English-language versions as ''Blossom Time'' and ''Lilac Time'', is a Viennese pastiche operetta with music by Franz Schubert, rearranged by Hungarian Heinrich Berté (1857–1924), and a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and Heinz Reichert. The work gives a fictionalized account of Schubert's romantic life, and the story was adapted from the 1912 novel ''Schwammerl'' by Rudolf Hans Bartsch (1873–1952). Originally the score was mostly Berté, with just one piece of Schubert's ("Ungeduld" from ''Die schöne Müllerin''), but the producers required Berté to discard his score and create a pasticcio of Schubert music.〔(Clive, Peter. ''Schubert and His World: A Biographical Dictionary'', p. 14 )〕 The original production opened at the Raimundtheater in Vienna on 15 January 1916 and ran for over 650 performances in its original run in Austria and for hundreds more in Germany, followed by many successful revivals. It starred Fritz Schrödter as Schubert and Anny Rainer as Hannerl. Schrödter was already 60 in 1916. In 1886 he had sung the part of the "Prince of Song" (i.e. Schubert) in Franz von Suppé's operetta about Schubert.〔(Information from exhibition and photo site )〕 The operetta spawned a sequel entitled ''Hannerl''.〔(Information from the Schubert Institute website )〕 Debuting during World War I, the operetta's popularity was fueled by the public's taste for nostalgia, harnessing an old-fashioned, sentimental story and Schubert's familiar music.〔(Notes to Albany Records 2002 recording by Ohio Light Opera )〕〔Traubner, Richard. ''Operetta: A Theatrical History'' (2003 Routledge), pp. 424-26 ISBN 0-415-96641-8〕 Schubert worked hard during his lifetime to become a successful opera composer but found little success in this genre of music. With ''Das Dreimäderlhaus'', ironically, his music finally became famous in a stage work.〔 ''Das Dreimäderlhaus'' then premiered in Paris on May 7, 1921 in a French adaptation by Hugues Delorme and Léon Abric called ''Chanson d'amour'' (Song of Love). The operetta was a success in France, and soon an English language adaption opened on Broadway as ''Blossom Time'', with a new arrangement of Schubert's music by Sigmund Romberg and an adapted libretto by Dorothy Donnelly. This debuted at the Ambassador Theatre on September 29, 1921, where it ran for 592 performances; it was revived several times on Broadway over the next two decades. In London, the operetta was called ''Lilac Time'', with an adapted libretto by Adrian Ross and music arranged by George H. Clutsam, using some of Berté's work. ''Lilac Time'' opened at the Lyric Theatre on December 22, 1922 and ran for 626 performances. Both the Broadway and West End versions toured extensively in subsequent decades and were frequently revived until the 1950s. The operetta received productions in over 60 countries and was translated into numerous languages. By 1961, the piece was estimated to have played over 85,000 performances worldwide.〔 It still receives occasional productions.〔〔(Information about a 2008 production of the original version at Stadttheater Baden )〕 ==Synopsis== In the spring of 1826, Schubert, a poor young composer, has quarters in an old Viennese house together with two friends. The three daughters of Christian Tschöll, the court glass maker, visit the three friends. Two of the girls are in love with Schubert's roommates, and the third, Hannerl, is chaperoning her sisters. More of Schubert's friends come to visit. The father arrives in search of his daughters. Schubert's two roommates drink with Tschöll in their courtyard, underneath a Lilac tree, and he agrees to their engagements with his daughters. Schubert takes on Hannerl as his singing pupil, and although the two fall in love, they are each too shy to reveal their feelings. A couple of months later, the first two daughters are marrying their fiancés at Tschöll's house, and the three roommates are all guests at the wedding. Actress Giuditta Grisi, the mistress of Baron Franz Schober, one of Schubert's friends, arrives. She is jealous and believes that he must be cheating on her. She assumes that Hannerl is the other woman and warns her to stay away from her man. Schubert, still too unable to tell Hannerl that he loves her, instead asks Schober to sing a song that he has written for her ("Ungeduld"). Hannerl misunderstands Grisi's warning, believing it to be about Schubert rather than Schober. She turns away from the composer and falls in love with Schober. In the Prater the following morning, everyone assembles. Eventually, Schubert ends up alone, disappointed, but consoled by Hannerl's happiness and by his music. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Das Dreimäderlhaus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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