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My Fair Lady MY FAIR LADY MY FAIR LADY Musical in zwei Akten von Alan Jay Lerner und Frederick Loewe nach Pygmalion von George Bernard Shaw und dem gleichnamigen Film von Gabriel Pascal Deutsch von Robert Gilbert, mit deutschen & englischen Übertiteln Professor Henry Higgins HOLGER HAUER a. G. / Ks. ARMIN KOLARCZYK Eliza Doolittle STEFANIE SCHAEFER / KRISTINA STANEK Oberst Hugh Pickering PAVEL FIEBER a. G. / PETER PICHLER a. G. Alfred P. Doolittle, Elizas Vater Ks. EDWARD GAUNTT / Ks. HANS-JÖRG WEINSCHENK a. G. Mrs. Pearce, Higgins’ Hausdame CHRISTINA NIESSEN / Ks. TINY PETERS Freddy Eynsford-Hill CAMERON BECKER / JAMES EDGAR KNIGHT Mrs. Higgins / Ärgerliche Frau Sts. EVA DERLEDER a. G. Jamie NANDO ZICKGRAF Harry DANIEL PASTEWSKI a. G. Mrs. Eynsford-Hill CORNELIA GUTSCHE / SUSANNE SCHELLIN Clara Eynsford-Hill / Blumenmädchen u. a. LISA HÄHNEL a. G. / CONSTANZE KIRSCH* Straßenartisten / Tänzer JOHANNA BERGER, VERONICA BRACACCINI, MARLEEN JAKOB, CHRISTOPHER BASILE, ANDREY KOROLKOV, WITALIJ KÜHNE, CLAUDIO GUSTAVO ROMERO Opernzuschauer und Straßenverkäufer CORNELIA GUTSCHE / NICOLE HANS, URSULA HAMM-KELLER, ILKA KERN, DAGMAR LANDMANN Vier Obsthändler MEHMET ALTIPARMAK* / LUKASZ ZIOLKIEWICZ, Ks. JOHANNES EIDLOTH, DANIEL PASTEWSKI a. G., NANDO ZICKGRAF Kneipenwirt MARTIN BEDDIG Pianist PAUL HARRIS / MARIUS ZACHMANN Diener LISA HÄHNEL a. G. / CONSTANZE KIRSCH*, ULRIKE GRUBER / KATHARINA SEBASTIAN a. G., NANDO ZICKGRAF, DANIEL PASTEWSKI a. G. Chauffeur JEONG-GIL KIM Lord Boxington MARTIN BEDDIG / ALEXANDER HUCK Lady Boxington ILKA KERN / SUSANNE SCHELLIN Polizist DANIEL ESCHBACH * Mitglied des Opernstudios Doppelbesetzungen in alphabetischer Reihenfolge Musikalische Leitung STEVEN MOORE Regie SAM BROWN Bühne ANNEMARIE WOODS Mitarbeit Bühne MANUEL KOLIP Kostüme ILONA KARAS Choreografie LUCY BURGE Choreinstudierung & Nachdirigat ULRICH WAGNER Licht RICO GERSTNER Dramaturgie RAPHAEL RÖSLER, ACHIM SIEBEN BADISCHE STAATSKAPELLE BADISCHER STAATSOPERNCHOR STATISTERIE DES BADISCHEN STAATSTHEATERS PREMIERE 12.12.15 GROSSES HAUS Aufführungsdauer ca. 3 ¼ Stunden, eine Pause Aufführungsrechte Gallissas Theaterverlag und Mediaagentur GmbH, Berlin 1 Regieassistenz & Abendspielleitung CHRISTINE HÜBNER Regieassistenz CAROLINE WELZL Dance Captain JOHANNA BERGER Musikalische Assistenz & Einstudierung PAUL HARRIS, MIHO UCHIDA Studienleitung STEVEN MOORE Mitarbeit Choreinstudierung MARIUS ZACHMANN Sprachcoach BARBARA ZECHEL Bühnenbildassistenz NELE RICHTER Kostümassistenz STEFANIE GAISSERT Kostümhospitanz JESSICA REISSFELDER Einrichtung Übertitel ACHIM SIEBEN Soufflage EVELYN WALLPRECHT Inspizienz UTE WINKLER Leitung der Statisterie OLIVER REICHENBACHER Technische Direktion HARALD FASSLRINNER, RALF HASLINGER Bühneninspektor RUDOLF BILFINGER Bühne MARGIT WEBER, STEPHAN ULLRICH Leiter der Beleuchtungsabteilung STEFAN WOINKE Leiter der Tonabteilung STEFAN RAEBEL Ton & Videotechnik HUBERT BUBSER, GUNTER ESSIG, JAN PALLMER Leiter der Requisite WOLFGANG FEGER Werkstättenleiter GUIDO SCHNEITZ Produktionsassistenz EDUARD MOSER Malsaalvorstand GIUSEPPE VIVA Leiter der Theaterplastiker LADISLAUS ZABAN Schreinerei ROUVEN BITSCH Schlosserei MARIO WEIMAR Polster- und Dekoabteilung UTE WIENBERG Pyrotechnik & Waffenmeister MICHAEL PAOLONE, HARALD HEUSINGER Kostümdirektorin CHRISTINE HALLER Gewandmeister/-in Herren PETRA ANNETTE SCHREIBER, ROBERT HARTER Gewandmeisterinnen Damen TATJANA GRAF, KARIN WÖRNER, ANNETTE GROPP Schuhmacherei THOMAS MAHLER, NICOLE EYSSELE, VALENTIN KAUFMANN Modisterei DIANA FERRARA, JEANETTE HARDY Kostümbearbeitung ANDREA MEINKÖHN Chefmaskenbildner RAIMUND OSTERTAG Maske MELISSA DÖBERL, LAURA FELDMANN, FREIA KAUFMANN, NIKLAS KLEIBER, MARION KLEINBUB, MELANIE LANGENSTEIN, CAROLIN MASKE, JESSICA MOLNAR, INKEN NAGEL, SOTIRIOS NOUTSOS, SANDRA OESTERLE, MONIKA SCHNEIDER, DOROTHEE SONNTAG-MOLZ, KERSTIN WIESELER WIR DANKEN der Privatbrauerei Hoepfner GmbH für die Unterstützung der Premierenfeier. Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass Ton- und/oder Bildaufnahmen unserer Aufführungen durch jede Art elektronischer Geräte strikt untersagt sind. ICH MACHE EINE HERZOGIN AUS DIESER RINNSTEINPFLANZE! 2 ICH MACHE EINE HERZOGIN AUS DIESER RINNSTEINPFLANZE! Kristina Stanek 3 AUS DER GOSSE IN DIE FEINE GESELLSCHAFT ZUM INHALT 1. AKT lekte. Er lädt ihn zu sich nach Hause ein. Eliza ist fasziniert von Higgins’ Idee und London im Jahr 1912. Im Königlichen träumt von einem Leben im Wohlstand. Opernhaus Covent Garden ist eine Vorstel- lung zu Ende gegangen. Straßenverkäufer Alfred P. Doolittle, Elizas trinkfester Vater, stürzen sich auf die Opernbesucher und ist wieder einmal pleite. Der Müllmann bit- preisen ihre Ware an. tet seine Tochter um Geld, um weitersau- fen zu können. Eliza ist noch ganz beflügelt Die Blumenverkäuferin Eliza Doolittle zieht von dem Gedanken, eine Lady zu werden, mit ihrem großen Mundwerk und lautem und gibt ihrem Vater ein paar Münzen. Gefeilsche die Aufmerksamkeit der Pas- santen auf sich, darunter der Sprach- Eliza sucht Professor Higgins in seinem spezialist Professor Higgins, der Feldfor- Studio auf. Sie geht auf seinen Vorschlag schung betreibt und auf der Suche nach ein und möchte bei ihm Sprachunterricht außergewöhnlichen Dialekten ist. Er ist nehmen. Sie träumt davon, als Lady einen davon überzeugt, dass sich Klasse über eigenen Blumenladen aufzumachen. Picke- Sprache definiert, und die Sprache der ring schlägt Higgins eine Wette vor: Es Schlüssel zum gesellschaftlichen Aufstieg werde dem Sprachforscher nicht gelingen, ist. Er möchte Eliza in sechs Monaten zu Eliza beim nächsten Diplomatenball als einer feinen Dame machen, die sich ohne Herzogin einzuführen. Higgins geht die aufzufallen in gehobener Gesellschaft Wette ein. Eliza wohnt ab sofort bei dem bewegen kann. Zufällig lernt er Oberst überzeugten Junggesellen und wird seine Pickering kennen, einen Spezialisten für Schülerin. gesprochenes Sanskrit und indische Dia- 4 Elizas Vater kommt in Higgins’ Studio. Er 2. AKT sorgt sich um seine Tochter ... und um sein eigenes Wohl und das seines Geldbeutels. Nach der Rückkehr vom Ball feiern Higgins Seine Argumentation und Schlagfertigkeit und Pickering ihren Erfolg: Eliza hat sich beeindrucken den Professor. Doolittles als Dame bewährt und Higgins seine Wet- GOSSE Plan geht auf und er verlässt Higgins um te gewonnen. Doch Eliza fühlt sich und ihre fünf Pfund reicher. Leistung nicht gewürdigt. Sie wirft Higgins vor, in ihr ausschließlich ein Versuchsob- Eliza ist vom unbarmherzigen Unterricht jekt zu sehen. Im Streit verlässt sie sein übermüdet und gereizt. Auch Higgins’ Haus. Bedienstete können die ewigen Sprach- übungen nicht mehr hören. Doch der Vor der Tür begegnet Eliza Freddy, der dort Professor ist unerbittlich und hat zu später immer noch auf sie wartet. Sie ist von sei- Stunde auch Erfolg: Seine Schülerin macht ner Unentschiedenheit und Zurückhaltung Fortschritte. Pickering und Higgins wollen enttäuscht. es riskieren, Eliza zum Pferderennen nach Ascot mitzunehmen und sie dort auf die Sie geht zum Blumenmarkt vor der Oper, Probe zu stellen. wo sie sich von ihren alten Bekannten Nähe und Zuneigung erhofft. Doch Eliza ist Auf der Zuschauertribüne von Ascot ist die nicht mehr das Blumenmädchen von früher feine Gesellschaft versammelt und fiebert und fühlt sich in der vertrauten Umgebung dem Rennen entgegen. In der Loge von nicht mehr zu Hause. Mrs. Higgins, die dem Experiment ihres Sohnes kritisch gegenübersteht, wird Auch ihr Vater hat sich verändert: Higgins Eliza der feinen Gesellschaft vorgestellt. hat einen amerikanischen Millionär auf den Nachdem sie die Situation anfangs gut ge- cleveren Müllmann aufmerksam gemacht. meistert hat, verfällt sie zunehmend in ihre Dieser hat ihm ein Vermögen vermacht. derbe Sprechweise zurück und provoziert Nun steht Doolittle kurz vor der Hochzeit damit einen Skandal. und feiert seinen letzten Abend als Jung- gesellen. Nur Freddy Eynsford-Hill findet Gefallen an Eliza und ihrer besonderen Art. Er hat Eliza bittet Higgins’ Mutter um Rat. Mrs. sich in sie verliebt und möchte sie unbe- Higgins versteht und bewundert die junge, dingt wiedersehen. Er wartet vor Higgins’ selbstbewusste Dame. Higgins ist auf der Haus. Doch Eliza lässt durch Mrs. Pearce, Suche nach Eliza. Als er sie unverhofft Higgins’ Hausdame, ausrichten, dass sie im Haus seiner Mutter antrifft, kommt es niemanden sehen möchte. zwischen ihm und den beiden Frauen zum Streit. Doch Higgins, der für Eliza mittler- Wochen später besprechen Higgins und weile mehr als nur rein wissenschaftliches Pickering den nächsten Schritt: Elizas Auf- Interesse hat, vermag es immer noch tritt auf dem Diplomatenball, der am Abend nicht, sie wie eine Dame und nicht wie sei- stattfinden soll. Kurz bevor sie aufbrechen, ne Schülerin zu behandeln. Eliza verlässt bringen sie Eliza noch schnell die wichtigs- ihn für immer. ten Tanzschritte bei. 5 SONGS & 1. AKT NUMMERN Nr. 1 Ouvertüre Nr. 2 Kann denn die Kinder keiner lehren, Why can’t the English? wie man spricht? Higgins & Ensemble Nr. 3 Wäre das nicht wundaschön? Wouldn’t it be loverly? Eliza & Ensemble Nr. 4 Mit ’nem kleenen Stückchen Glück With a little bit of luck Doolittle, Jamie & Harry Nr. 5 Bin ein Mann wie jedermann I’m an ordinary man Higgins Nr. 6 Reprise Mit ’nem kleenen Stückchen Glück With a little bit of luck Doolittle, Jamie & Harry Nr. 7 Wart’s nur ab Just you wait Eliza Nr. 8 Ach, Professor Higgins The servant’s chorus Mrs. Pearce & Diener Nr. 9 Es grünt so grün The rain in spain Eliza, Higgins & Pickering Nr. 10 Ich hätt’ getanzt heut’ Nacht I could have danced all night Eliza, Mrs. Pearce & Dienerinnen
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