by Sandra Brennan
synopsis
This musical is an adaptation of Henze-Bachmann's opera Der Junge Lord. The story is set in 1930 and follows the exploits of an aged English nobleman who visits a German town. He is accompanied by an entourage of servants and a menagerie of animals. The townsfolk are agog and flock to him, but he disdains them and ends up fooling them.
characteristics
- Aristocrat
- Aristocracy
- Servant
- Scam
- Nobility
- Swindle
- Noble
- Village
- Youth
- Young
- Man-servant
- Town
- Germany
- Con/scam
- Con-game
