Dichter und Bauer

About the show

In the earlier plot, landowner Theophil controls his ward Hermine’s inheritance; she must wait three years or marry him immediately. Hermine loves poet Ferdinand, who mistakenly believes their relationship has ended and dedicates poems to peasant girl Lieschen. Their relative Barbara resolves the confusion by showing Theophil a written marriage agreement. A separate 1936 Quedenfeldt libretto relocates the action to a rural marriage market, where a lost estate heir returns from Budapest and true love prevails.