© In höchsten Tönen! Wiener Blut: Operetta in the Crypt
Vienna, Peterskirche — Krypta
About the Event
Experience Johann Strauss's “Wiener Blut” in the original Viennese version – full of charm, Viennese wit, and timeless melodies. Waltz bliss, lively polkas, and humorous entanglements make this evening a celebration of Viennese music.
The Austrian operetta specialists Oper@Tee stand for stylistic authenticity, musical quality, and great enthusiasm. In the extraordinary, intimate atmosphere of the crypt of St. Peter's Church, operetta can be experienced up close – intense, lively, and very close to the audience. An authentic operetta evening in the heart of Vienna.
The CRYPT is pleasantly temperate in every season.
Plot:
The envoy from Reuss‐Greiz‐Schleiz, Count Balduin Zedlau, has been stationed in Vienna for some time and lives there with his mistress, the dancer Franziska Cagliari, in his villa. His actual wife, Countess Gabriele Zedlau – a native of Vienna – lives separately from him, as her husband has so far lacked “Viennese blood.” Meanwhile, the count has long since been re‐educated by his mistress and his valet Josef, known as Pepi, to become a Viennese rake. After the countess finds out about this, she becomes curious and wants to see her husband's activities for herself. In the suburban villa, the countess is surprised by Prime Minister Prince Ybbsheim‐Gindelsbach – the head of state of Reuss‐Greiz‐Schleiz – who mistakes her for his envoy's mistress and, to avoid a scandal, introduces her as his wife.
On the same evening, Prince Bitowski hosts a ball in downtown Vienna, attended by all those involved. The count and countess are increasingly attracted to each other, but Franziska Cagliari and Zedlaus' third “G'spusi,” the tailor's assistant Pepi Pleininger, are also present. Pepi is a fitting assistant in a tailor's shop and is the only one who fits into the dress that was made for a sick dancer from Cagliari's troupe. Without further ado, she is asked to step in as a dancer at the ball. In the excitement of the glittering ball night, Josef and Pepi, who had actually planned to go to a folk festival in Hietzing together, have a falling out. In her anger, Pepi accepts Count Zedlau's romantic invitation to a tête-à-tête in Hietzing.
The count's wife and the dancer Cagliari already know about each other, but not about the other's relationship with the count. When both hear about the ominous third lover, who is also said to be a dancer, the confusion is complete. Only when Prince Bitowski introduces Countess Zedlau to the ball guests does clarity come to the matter. But by then, the count and Pepi are already on their way to Hietzing. Jealous, Cagliari sets off with the servant Josef, and the countess, accompanied by Prince Ybbsheim‐Gindelsbach, also makes her way to the wine tavern in Hietzing.
Here, the couples meet again: after much confusion, the right people are finally united: Pepi and Josef, Cagliari and the Minister, and the Countess and the Count. Wiener Blut…
Program
- Johann (Son) Strauss – Wiener Blut
Cast / Production
Ensemble Oper@Tee
Address
Peterskirche, Petersplatz, Vienna, Austria — Google Maps
