At a time when the music world was trying to forget pre-war Europe, Erich Wolfgang Korngold took a look back towards a time when operetta was king. As a young man, Korngold had orchestrated many operettas by other composers; now, he finally got around to writing one of his own, recalling the sounds that had deeply affected him in his youth.
After finding success in Hollywood as a composer of film scores, Korngold hoped to write an operetta for the Broadway stage. Unfortunately, a New York production never materialized and the show premiered in Germany in 1954. Our new English translation will be a Chicago premiere. This gorgeous score will be one that you won’t want to miss.