GOODNIGHT VIENNA
Music by George Posford
Tettenhall Operatic Company’s production of Goodnight Vienna, written in 1936 by George Posford and Eric Maschwitz and revised in 1968 performed in May 2015. After a number of years of performing elsewhere, we were delighted to be ‘coming home’ to the Towers Theatre, Tettenhall College where performances are from Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th May.
Goodnight Vienna is set in Vienna at the start of the 1st World War and involves the relationship of Greta who owns a flower shop and Count Max. His father, Prince Schmettoff, as a member of the nobility, does not approve and wants his son to marry The Countess Helga. The war intervenes and the couple lose contact with each other until they finally reunite at The House in the Trees, a famous restaurant in Vienna.
Goodnight Vienna is full of lovely tunes and contains an excellent mix of romance and comedy. It is very much in the tradition of operetta revivals that Tettenhall Operatic has come to specialise in over the years. People who came to our Spring Concert Two’s Company will recognise the title number ‘Goodnight Vienna’; there are also waltzes, romantic songs and comedy numbers. The music is lovely!
Goodnight Vienna is set in Vienna at the start of the 1st World War and involves the relationship of Greta who owns a flower shop and Count Max. His father, Prince Schmettoff, as a member of the nobility, does not approve and wants his son to marry The Countess Helga. The war intervenes and the couple lose contact with each other until they finally reunite at The House in the Trees, a famous restaurant in Vienna.
Goodnight Vienna is full of lovely tunes and contains an excellent mix of romance and comedy. It is very much in the tradition of operetta revivals that Tettenhall Operatic has come to specialise in over the years. People who came to our Spring Concert Two’s Company will recognise the title number ‘Goodnight Vienna’; there are also waltzes, romantic songs and comedy numbers. The music is lovely!
Tettenhall Operatic Company was pleased to be back at its original venue at the Towers Theatre, Tettenhall College from 28th to the 30th May 2015.
Cast List:
Count Max Schmettoff (Officer of the Imperial Guard) - Adrian Peakman
Greta (Owner of the Flower Shop) - Beth Berwick-Lowe
Vicki (Assistant in the Flower Shop) - Sheila Smith
Friedl (Assistant in the Flower Shop) - Jayne Butler
Cilli (Assistant in the Flower Shop) - Jane Souter
Lt. Ernst (Officer of the Imperial Guard) - Geoff Silk
Lt. Johann (Officer of the Imperial Guard) - Sam Deakin
Hans (A former employee) - Julian Souter
Prince Schmettoff (Father of Count Max) - Steve Hickman
Countess Helga - Jen Lali
The Baroness (A friend of the Prince) -Janette Clough
Lea Steinmetz (customer in the shop) - Janette Clough
Ilena Krauss (customer in the shop) - Anne Woolley
Herr Gruh (customer at the restaurant) - Rob Lees
Frau Gruh (customer at the restaurant) - Kim Currie
Wilhelm ( a servant) - Martin Cartwright
Dancer - Paul McRobb
Chorus:
Sopranos: Janette Clough, Marilyn Goodwin, Sandra Morris
Contraltos: Kim Currie, Julia Southall, Hilary Williams, Anne Woolley
Tenors: Alan Berks, Robin Reynolds
Basses: Rob Lees, Ken Wootton
Director - Julian Souter
Musical Director - Peter Smith
Choreographers - Jane Souter and Julia Southall
Cast List:
Count Max Schmettoff (Officer of the Imperial Guard) - Adrian Peakman
Greta (Owner of the Flower Shop) - Beth Berwick-Lowe
Vicki (Assistant in the Flower Shop) - Sheila Smith
Friedl (Assistant in the Flower Shop) - Jayne Butler
Cilli (Assistant in the Flower Shop) - Jane Souter
Lt. Ernst (Officer of the Imperial Guard) - Geoff Silk
Lt. Johann (Officer of the Imperial Guard) - Sam Deakin
Hans (A former employee) - Julian Souter
Prince Schmettoff (Father of Count Max) - Steve Hickman
Countess Helga - Jen Lali
The Baroness (A friend of the Prince) -Janette Clough
Lea Steinmetz (customer in the shop) - Janette Clough
Ilena Krauss (customer in the shop) - Anne Woolley
Herr Gruh (customer at the restaurant) - Rob Lees
Frau Gruh (customer at the restaurant) - Kim Currie
Wilhelm ( a servant) - Martin Cartwright
Dancer - Paul McRobb
Chorus:
Sopranos: Janette Clough, Marilyn Goodwin, Sandra Morris
Contraltos: Kim Currie, Julia Southall, Hilary Williams, Anne Woolley
Tenors: Alan Berks, Robin Reynolds
Basses: Rob Lees, Ken Wootton
Director - Julian Souter
Musical Director - Peter Smith
Choreographers - Jane Souter and Julia Southall
