The Belle of New York by Kerker, tors. 26 maj 2022, Fra (2022/2022), Dirigent Florian Ziemen, Theater für Niedersachsen, Hildesheim, Germany

The bon vivant Harry Bronson cheats on his fiancee and pays for it with his inheritance: his father Ichabond has caught him and shortly afterwards decides to bequeath all his money to Violet Gray, a kind-hearted girl from the Salvation Army and daughter of an old friend. Violet doesn't think that's fair though - she wants Harry to have the fortune that is his due and hatches a daring plan. was not only the captivating story that made the most beautiful of new york an international success, but also the catchy, stirring and original melodies made the work, which premiered in New York in 1897, a crowd puller. The t f n now brings this operetta rarity to new life in a concert performance, bringing the work closer to the composer's birthplace: Gustave Adolph Kerker was born in Herford in 1857 and only emigrated to America with his family at the age of ten. Beginning his career as a cellist and conductor, he composed numerous successful operettas and musicals throughout his life.