Fine Arts
"Wiener Blut," a romance of the beloved Johann Strauss and his immortal music opens at the Fine Arts Theatre Thursday.
The story centers around the life of the Waltz King, and more particularly with the creation of one of his most famous operas, "Die Fliedermaus." In unaffected and charming manner the director has caught the gayety of pre-war Vienna, and has woven into the operetta the love and laughter and music of those carefree days.
Michael Bohnen, famous baritone of the Metropolitan Opera Company, portrays the role of the great composer. He is supported by Gretl Theimer, who first captured the hearts of American audiences as the heroine of "Zwei Herzen in 3-4 Takt," Lee Parry, Paul Hoerbringer and others. The melodic Strauss music, fine settings and striking photography, make "Wiener Blut" one of the conspicuously good German films.
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