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Die Försterchristl

Libretto · Musical · 1907

Forester Hans Lange’s daughter Christine meets a stranger hunting in the forest and tells him what she thinks of the emperor. She is in love with Franz Földessy, who is revealed to be a deserter after striking an officer who seduced his sister. Christine goes to Vienna to seek a pardon and discovers the stranger is Emperor Joseph II; he pardons Franz, while Christine falls for the emperor. The emperor says he cannot follow his own heart and arranges Christine’s marriage to Franz, who has been made head forester. Christine makes peace with her disappointment and marries Franz.

Die Göttin der Vernunft

Libretto · Opera · 1897

In 1794 Châlons, caricaturist Jacquelin and folk singer Ernestine seek passports to escape. A countess also wants to flee, so she pretends to be Ernestine while the real Ernestine returns with authority from the National Convention and appoints Bonhomme as a delegate. Amid mistaken identities and rivalries, Bonhomme protects the countess and Jacquelin, and Ernestine distracts the others by performing as the Goddess of Reason. Ernestine gives her and Jacquelin’s passports to the countess and Captain Robert; the three couples marry.

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