Show I Don Quixote I r D o QUIXOTE Is a 0 musical tragiComedy tragicomedy come comedy y 1 In acts b by Wilhelm with libretto by Ly the coin coin- p poser POtier 08 e r. r Gust The Duke tenor the Duchess soprano i Don Clavijo basso o Alon called calle Don Quixote do de la 10 laMancha a Mancha baritone Mercedes his niece soprano mezzo Sancho tenor buffo butto arraco baritone baso basso bas bas- so o b buff his hs daughter so soprano 90 O alto a messenger basso Scullery Bo Boy soprano u tt In Inthe Inthe the tho services of oC ortho the Rosita soprano alto Juanita alto lito Place r La ra n Mancha Spain Time the sixteenth century First pro pro- Berlin BerHn Act I Apartment I-Apartment o of ot Don Quixote Ho lIo Hois lieIs is seated sleeping In an armchair In Inthe Inthe Inthe the background d appear In striking tableaux the personages of ot his dreams I First Don Don Quixote in combat with witha a knight second The twel e champions champions cham charn- at the round table of or King Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur third Dulcinea of or placIng placing ing Irig the laurel wreath on the brow of r the kneeling Don Quixote Mercedes who ho awakens her uncle Don Quixote notices from his confused talk that tha t he has haa lost his senses and in this state he Imagines ines that thit as a n. roaming knight he Qt f frn t nth frt tn eA r kl o f ti io n Change of or scene An open Inn Don Quixote believes the Inn to be a castle and desires to have knighthood conferred con con- erred upon him by the tho owner Carrasco Carrasco Carrasco Car- Car rasco the innkeeper knows him and narrates CI to the tho others the story of oC his ma madness ness and thc they en enter tor Into the Joke Carrasco tells of or the giant Mam- Mam Mambrin brin who has wronged the Princess l and asks aks Don lon Quixote to Lu deliver her With man many fantastic ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies Don Quixote is knighted by te A love adventure with Marl Marl- tones tunes who whom he Imagines to be a u princess princess prin prIn- cess ces has a sorry en ending He lie takes the tho peasant Sancho Panza Pan as his esquire The duke duko and his court come to the inn and apparently listen with great interest st to tho the adventures of ot Don ot ote oW When he tie is asked to pay the tho score he takes to flight and Sancho s. Panza Pansa Is soundly thrashed b by tho Inn Inn- keeper In ln consequence Act II Before IT-Before Before the dukes duke's palace The duke duko has invited Don Quixote tl to the court and all prepare to be amused amuse b by his imaginary adventures After th the feasting Don Clavijo attired as a woman throws himself at Don lub Quixote's otes ote's te feet t and prays pray him to conquer llie tue giant who has trans trana- transformed formed him and man many others by his magic malc arts To reach the giant th they compel Don Quixote and Sancho Parra Pamm I Ito to bestride a wooden horse horsa After Arter l teasing leasing them In many ways fireworks ar are exploded at the back of ot the horse hors which tears It to pieces and throws both riders to the tho ground g In the meanwhile Don Clavijo has arranged a masquerade and Don Quixote rides contentedly contentedly con con- awa away assured that another magician mac has already conquered the giant glan t. t I y Act I III A I-A I A road In a romantic country Mercedes has disguised herself herself herself her her- self as Dulcinea and Carrasco is attired as Thc Tho Knight of oC the White Moon Mercedes Merc has haG promised Carrasco to ll lis ll- listen I I ten to his suit auit if It he is successful In Inducing Don Quixote to to return hom home Sancho Panza Ianza arrives s first pursued b by byan byan an armed mob moho Dreadfully beaten he sinks to the ground Don Quixote finds him In this condition and now fights with the Knight ht of ot the White Moon who Is tha victor and compels him to accompany him as a condition of ot submission Chan Change e of ot scene Don scene Don Quixote's room Do Don Quixote makes his hla will and throws th the tales of ot chivalry which havo led lcd to his delusions Into the fire He suddenly falls fails to the tho ground and ex expires ex- ex pires Mercedes l Carrasco Carlasco and Sancho stand around him weeping |