# Walzer aus Wien

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Opera

***Walzer aus Wien*** ("Waltzes from Vienna," titled *The Great Waltz* in English) is a [singspiel](/source/Singspiel) [pasticcio](/source/Pasticcio) in three acts, libretto by [Alfred Maria Willner](/source/Alfred_Maria_Willner), [Heinz Reichert](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heinz_Reichert&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Reichert)] and [Ernst Marischka](/source/Ernst_Marischka), music by [Johann Strauss I](/source/Johann_Strauss_I) (father) and [Johann Strauss II](/source/Johann_Strauss_II) (son), arranged by [Erich Wolfgang Korngold](/source/Erich_Wolfgang_Korngold) and [Julius Bittner](/source/Julius_Bittner), first performed at the [Stadttheater](/source/Wiener_Stadttheater) in [Vienna](/source/Vienna) on 30 October 1930.[1]

## French and English versions

The libretto was translated into French by [André Mouëzy-Éon](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Mou%C3%ABzy-%C3%89on) and Jean Marietti, and first performed, under the title *Valses de Vienne* at the [Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin](/source/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_de_la_Porte_Saint-Martin) in [Paris](/source/Paris) on 21 December 1933.

An English [musical theatre](/source/Musical_theatre) adaptation called *Walzes from Vienna* (with additional music arranged by [Herbert Griffiths](/source/Herbert_Griffiths)), played in London at the [Alhambra Theatre](/source/Alhambra_Theatre) in 1931 with a cast led by [Evelyn Herbert](/source/Evelyn_Herbert).[2] As *[The Great Waltz](/source/The_Great_Waltz_(musical))* it also played on Broadway in 1934, and there was another English version produced in London in 1970.[3]

## Roles

Role Voice type Premiere Cast, 30 October 1930 (Conductor:) Resi soprano Paula Brosig Johann Strauss Jr baritone Hubert Marischka Countess Olga soprano Betty Fischer [de] Johann Strauss Sr spoken Willy Thaller [de] Frau Kratochwill soprano Mizzi Zwerenz Prince Gogol tenor Ludwig Herold Leopold tenor Karl Göttler Ebeseder tenor Fritz Imhoff

## Synopsis

The action takes place in Vienna around 1845, and relates the rivalry between the Strausses, father and son, and the love of the young Resi for Strauss Jr., but with the help of a Russian Countess, father and son are reconciled and love triumphs.

## Discography

- *Valses de Vienne* - Thérèse Schmidt, Aimé Doniat, [Lina Dachary](/source/Lina_Dachary), Rosine Brédy, Jean-Louis Simon - Chorus and Orchestra, [Jean-Claude Hartemann](/source/Jean-Claude_Hartemann) - Véga (1962)

- *Valses de Vienne* - [Mady Mesplé](/source/Mady_Mespl%C3%A9), [Bernard Sinclair](/source/Bernard_Sinclair), Christiane Stutzmann, [Pierre Bertin](/source/Pierre_Bertin) - Choeurs René Duclos, Orchestre de l'Opéra-Comique, [Jean Doussard](/source/Jean_Doussard) - [EMI](/source/EMI) (1971)

## Film

- *[Waltzes from Vienna](/source/Waltzes_from_Vienna)*, directed by [Alfred Hitchcock](/source/Alfred_Hitchcock) (UK, 1934)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*Walzer aus Wien*, Theatermuseum, Wien](https://www.theatermuseum.at/online-sammlung/detail/1196213/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "EVELYN HERBERT, the leading lady in *Waltzes from Vienna* at the Alhambra". *[The Era](/source/The_Era_(newspaper))*. Vol. 95, no. 4859. November 18, 1931. p. 12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Derek B Scott. *German Operetta on Broadway and in the West End, 1900-1940* (2019), p. 58

## Sources

- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005).["*Walzer aus Wien*"](https://almanac-gherardo-casaglia.com/index.php?Testo=Walzer_aus_Wien&Parola=Stringa). L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).

- Gänzl, Kurt (1992), 'Walzer aus Wien' in *The [New Grove Dictionary of Opera](/source/New_Grove_Dictionary_of_Opera)*, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-333-73432-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-333-73432-7)

- *L'opéra*, Pierre Brunel & Stéphane Wolff, (Bordas,1980) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-04-016367-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-04-016367-0)'

## External links

[Walzer aus Wien](https://imslp.org/wiki/Walzer_aus_Wien_(Various)): Scores at the [International Music Score Library Project](/source/International_Music_Score_Library_Project)

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