Violets from Montmartre - City Theater Baden

Operetta in three acts by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald
Music by Emmerich Kálmán
In an adaptation by Susanne Wolf (dialogues)

Cast
Musical Direction: Joseph Turbessi
Direction: Cornelia Ertl
Choreography: Anna Vita
Costumes: Friederike Friedrich

Violetta: Cavallini
Mariella Hofbauer: Ninon
Ivana Zdravkova: Pipo de Frascati
Christoph Gerhardus: Raoul Delacroix
N.N.: Henri Murger
Branimir Agovi: Florimon Hervé
Jens Emmert: François Pisquatschec, bailiff
Beppo Binder

with the Orchestra of the Bühne Baden

Description
Paris, Montmartre - the quarter of the Bohemians, the artists, the dreamers. Amidst studios, cafés, and small stages, Emmerich Kálmán's enchanting operetta THE VIOLET FROM MONTMARTRE unfolds, which premiered in Vienna in 1930. It is the composer’s last operetta, a work straddling nostalgia and new beginnings, between the bliss of Viennese waltzes and the pulsating rhythm of the Parisian revue. At its center is Violetta, a young girl with a big heart and even greater talent. She works as a maid in the artist scene of Montmartre - until life itself leads her to the stage. The simple servant becomes a celebrated actress, a woman who fights for her love and asserts herself. And because it is a true Kálmán operetta, a surprising twist awaits at the end: the "violet" turns out to be the daughter of a countess - and nothing stands in the way of love.

Kálmán paints a loving portrait of the Parisian Bohemia in his music: buoyant, melancholic, full of wit and emotion. Between waltzes, foxtrots, and chansons, a world unfolds that celebrates life - with all its highs, lows, and hopes. The evergreen "Tonight I Dreamed of You" has become a symbol of this longing for love and happiness that transcends all social boundaries. In the special adaptation for the Bühne Baden, Kálmán's operetta is presented in an intimate, reimagined version in the Max-Reinhardt Foyer - very close to the audience, charming, playful, and with a special focus on the characters and their dreams. THE VIOLET FROM MONTMARTRE is a tribute to dreaming - and to the power of art to create great stories from humble beginnings.
(Subject to change)