Various - Emmerich K�lm�n: Ein Herbstman�ver ('The Gay Hussars')

It is said about the Hungarian mentality that they dance and cry at the same time and celebrate when they have problems. Of course, this is a clich�, but hits the nail on the head in the context of the fin de si�cle and the operetta itself. K�lm�n confronts Viennese Classicism with the rather rustic cz�rd�s. This way, he gave new inspiration to the genre. Moreover, the Hungarian soul is evoked by sentimentality and melancholic dreaminess. Michael Hofstetter, who brings the almost forgotten operetta to a new, livelier life, acts as the trustee of these magnificent qualities.