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Das Dreimäderlhaus is a Viennese operetta assembled by Heinrich Berté from melodies by Franz Schubert, with a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and Heinz Reichert. Premiered in Vienna in 1916, it presents a fictionalized romantic episode from Schubert's life among three sisters living in a household in old Vienna. The score adapts existing Schubert compositions rather than using newly composed music in imitation of his style.
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What is Das Dreimäderlhaus about?
The three-act Viennese operetta imagines Franz Schubert's romantic life in Vienna in 1826, including his contact with the three Tschöll sisters, Hederl, Haiderl, and Hannerl. Its love story is fictionalized rather than a biography ([Das Dreimäderlhaus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Dreim%C3%A4derlhaus)).
Who wrote Das Dreimäderlhaus, and when did it premiere?
Heinrich Berté assembled the score from melodies by Franz Schubert, with a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and Heinz Reichert. It premiered at Vienna's Raimundtheater on January 15, 1916 ([Das Dreimäderlhaus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Dreim%C3%A4derlhaus)).
Was Das Dreimäderlhaus based on a novel?
Yes. The stage work was based on Rudolf Hans Bartsch's 1912 novel Schwammerl, which also shaped its invented portrait of Schubert ([Das Dreimäderlhaus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Dreim%C3%A4derlhaus)).
What are Blossom Time and Lilac Time in relation to Das Dreimäderlhaus?
They are English-language adaptations of Das Dreimäderlhaus, not unrelated sequels. Blossom Time reached Broadway in 1921 with Schubert melodies arranged by Sigmund Romberg, while Lilac Time was the London version ([Das Dreimäderlhaus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Dreim%C3%A4derlhaus)).
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