DIE ZIRKUSPRINZESSIN

In the organizer's words:

A circus in St. Petersburg, a princely palace and a Viennese hotel - these are the places where circus folk, Russian nobility and young people from Vienna come together to indulge in the frenzy of love. But whether a hotelier's son can marry a circus rider and a Russian princess can trust the mysterious artist Mister X remains uncertain until the general masquerade and the intrigues of the jealous Prince Sergius are exposed ...

No matter how different the settings of the plot may be, Emmerich Kálmán knows how to create them all with characteristic coloring. Whether Slavic elegance, nervous sentimentality or Viennese nonchalance, at the heart of the action are dreamy melodies that enliven the scenery, sometimes seriously, sometimes cheerfully. The world premiere of "Circus Princess" in 1926 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, with its prominent cast, was an overwhelming success. The enchanting music, the astonishing acrobatics of the dance numbers, the lavish costumes and, last but not least, the legs of the ballet dancers were all admired. The piece was also successful in Berlin and even opened the doors to Broadway in New York for Kálmán.