Die Schweizer Familie

Wiener Hoftheater-Almanach
Richard Boll (Carl Weinmüller 1809)
Playbill Vienna, March 14th, 1809
Die Schweizer-Familie (Berlin 1810)

Die Schweizer Familie (The Swiss Family) is an opera by the Austrian composer Joseph Weigl. It takes the form of a Singspiel in three acts. The libretto, by Ignaz Franz Castelli, is based on the vaudeville Pauvre Jacques (1807) by Charles-Augustin de Basson-Pierre and René de Chazet. The opera was first performed at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna on 14 March 1809 and was a great success in German-speaking countries in the early 19th century.

Roles

Cast Voice type Premiere cast Vienna 1809
Cast Vienna 2004 / CD 2006
Gertrude Boll soprano Marianna Marconi Olivia Vermeulen
Richard Boll bass Carl Weinmüller Stephan Bootz
Emmeline soprano Pauline Anna Milder-Hauptmann Marília Vargas
Jacob Friburg tenor Johann Michael Vogl Roman Payer
The count bass Ignaz Saal Tobias Müller-Kopp
Paul tenor Joseph Caché Robert Maszl
Durmann tenor Friedrich Demmer Petri Mikaei Pöyhönen

Synopsis

The Bolls, the Swiss family of the title, have been banished to an unspecified region in the Alps. Their daughter, Emmeline, pines away for love of Jakob, to whom she is secretly engaged. The local count, whose life was saved by Richard Boll, also shows concern for Emmeline's sufferings and with his help Emmeline and Jakob are reunited.

Recording

Legacy

Ignaz Moscheles wrote a set of 12 variations for piano (Op. 5) on the air "Wer hörte wohl jemals mich klagen".[1]

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