The Game of Love (musical)
| The Game of Love | |
|---|---|
| Music | Jacques Offenbach |
| Lyrics | Tom Jones |
| Setting | Vienna, Austria-Hungary, late 19th century |
| Basis | Anatol and Anatols Größenwahn by Arthur Schnitzler |
| Premiere | 15 June 1965 |
The Game of Love is a musical in English, based on the German plays Anatol and Anatols Größenwahn ("Anatol's megalomania") by Austrian playwright Arthur Schnitzler.[1][2] It is set in late 19th century Vienna, and chronicles the many shallow and immature relationships of bourgeois playboy Anatol. The musical is based on the translation of the play by Tom Jones. The lyrics are written by Jones, and the music is by Jacques Offenbach, with musical arrangements and additional music by Nancy Ford.[3][4]
Musical numbers
- In Vienna - Max
- I Love To Be In Love - Anatol, Max
- The Hypnotism Song - Cora, Anatol, Max
- The Music Of Bavaria - Annie, Fritz
- Finishing With An Affair - Anatol, waiters
- The Oyster Waltz - Annie, waiters
- Come Buy A Trinket - Peddlers
- There's A Room - Anatol, Gabriele
- Anatol's Last Night - Anatol
- Love Conquers All - Ilona, Anatol, Max
- Listen To The Rain - Ilona
- Seasons - Max
- It's For The Young - Anatol, Max
- Menage-A-Trois - Baron Diebel
- There's A Flower I Wear - Annette
- The Game Of Love - All
Main characters
- Anatol - the protagonist
- Max - Anatol's friend
- Cora - a love interest of Anatol
- Annie - a love interest of Anatol
- Gabriele - a former lover of Anatol
- Ilona - a love interest of Anatol
- Annette - a love interest of Anatol
- Baron Diebel - an aging playboy
References
- ↑ Schnitzler, Arthur (1893). Anatol (in German). Berlin: Verlag des Bibliographischen Bureaus [Bureau of biography publishers]. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ↑ Gassner, John; Quinn, Edward, eds. (2002). "Austria". The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama. New York: Dover Publications. p. 45. ISBN 978-0486420646.
- ↑ "The Game of Love". The Guide to Musical Theatre. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ↑ "The Game of Love". Music Theatre International. Retrieved May 3, 2014.