by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
This romantic tragedy concerns the Archduke Rudolf and his mistress, the Baroness Maria Vetsera, and their untimely demise. Respectful of the centuries-old Hapsburg family rule over Austria, Rudolf feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that will not realize the need for social reform.
characteristics
- Star-Crossed Lovers
- Dying Young
- Suicide
- Narcotics
- Nouveau-riche
- Munitions
- Prince
- Plans
- Rebel
- Marital-problems
- Love
- Marriage
- Meeting
- Lodge
- Mother
