Organization

Conductor

Thomas Wicklein

Stage director

Kay Kuntze

Set designer

Mathias Rümmler

Costume designer

Choreographer

AnnaLisa Canton

Dramaturge

Jannike Schulte

Singer

Soprano

Anne Preuß

Julia De Wert

Julia Gromball

Hannchen

Bass

Johannes Beck

Joseph Kuhbrodt

Contralto

Eva-Maria Wurlitzer

Wilhelmine Kuhbrot

Tenor

Johannes Pietzonka

Egon von Wildenhagen

Gustavo Mordente Eda

Fremder

Baritone

Kai Wefer

Servant Hans

Alejandro Lárraga Schleske

Servant Karl

Florian Neubauer

1 Stranger

2 Stranger

Roman Astakhov

Theater Altenburg Gera

Orchestra

Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera

Ballet

Children's and youth ballet from the Altenburg Gera Theater

Der Vetter aus Dingsda -  (The Cousin from Nowhere)

Altenburg

Germany

Gera, Grosses Haus

Der Vetter aus Dingsda Künneke

Public

The Cousin from Nowhere

Approved

"Shining moon, enthroned in the sky,
at night my songs rise to you." Julia

Julia, the young heiress to a fortune, can no longer stand the guardianship of her uncle and aunt. She has the court declare her of age so that she can marry her cousin Roderich, who has been banished to Batavia by her uncle. However, the greedy uncle has completely different plans for his niece: he wants Julia to marry his nephew August. That evening, when she receives confirmation that she has come of age, a stranger appears who claims he is Roderich...

Der Vetter aus Dingsda premiered in 1921 at the Berlin Theater am Nollendorfplatz and has since been considered Eduard Künneke's (1885-1953) most successful musical farce. He owes this to his frivolous plot, which comes up with drastic situational comedy, the brisk Latin American dances and catchy musical numbers such as "I'm just a poor wanderer", "Luck often comes quite unexpectedly" or "I live in Batavia for seven years".

English

The Cousin from Nowhere by Künneke, From (2022/2022), Directed by Kay Kuntze,, Conductor Thomas Wicklein, Gera, Grosses Haus, Altenburg, Germany

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Program, About & Synopsis

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