The Bohemian Girl (1843)

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In the gipsy's life you may read (♦) (♦) - 1280x1024, 1920x1024 pixel
I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls (♦) (♦) - 1280x1024, 1920x1024 pixel
When other lips and other hearts (♦) (♦) - 1280x1024, 1920x1024 pixel

Incipit of pieces

Incipit of pieces set in alphabetical order.

'Tis sad to leave our fatherland, Act the first, scene 1
A guard of Austrian soldiers, Act the first, scene 1
A robbery has been committed, Act the second, scene 4
Ah! what seek you here with me?, Act the third, scene 1
And dare you aspire to the love, Act the second, scene 1
And do you love me still?, Act the second, scene 1
Come with the gipsy bride!, Act the second, scene 2
Comrade your hand, Act the first, scene 1
Down with the daring slave, Act the first, scene 1
Every moment you leave me, Act the third, scene 1
Follow, follow with heart and with arm, Act the first, scene 1
From the valleys and hills, Act the second, scene 3
Guard every portal - summon each guest, Act the third, scene 1
Happy and light of heart be those, Act the second, scene 1
Have you seen anyone pass this way, Act the first, scene 1
Hold! hold! We cannot give the life we take, Act the second, scene 4
I am once more left to my thoughts, Act the third, scene 1
I ask you to pledge but once, Act the first, scene 1
I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls, Act the second, scene 1
In the gipsies' life you may read, Act the second, scene 2
In the gipsy's life you may read, Act the first, scene 1
In the midst of so much luxury, Act the third, scene 1
Is no succour near at hand?, Act the first, scene 1
It is the very person from whom, Act the second, scene 3
It is your lordship's nephew, Act the second, scene 4
It's no use restraining me, Act the second, scene 3
Leave the place thy polluting step hath cross'd, Act the third, scene 1
Let not the soul over sorrows grieve, Act the third, scene 1
Life itself is, at the best, Act the second, scene 3
Listen, while I relate, Act the second, scene 1
Morning is beginning to dawn, Act the second, scene 1
My dear uncle, it delights me, Act the second, scene 3
Oh! what full delight, Act the third, scene 1
See at your feet a suppliant one, Act the third, scene 1
Shame! shame! let us know the right, Act the second, scene 3
Silence! silence! the lady moon, Act the second, scene 1
Sir knight, and lady, listen!, Act the second, scene 3
Stranger, accept the hand, Act the first, scene 1
That wound upon thine arm, Act the second, scene 1
The heart bow'd down by weight of woe, Act the second, scene 4
The past appears to me, Act the third, scene 1
The secret of her birth, Act the second, scene 1
The sight of these wanderers, Act the first, scene 1
There stands the culprit, on you I call, Act the second, scene 3
This is thy deed ~ seek not to assuage, Act the second, scene 1
Thou, who in might supreme, Act the first, scene 1
Through the world wilt thou fly, Act the third, scene 1
Up with the banner, and down with the slave, Act the first, scene 1
We were pursued by the wild deer, Act the first, scene 1
Welcome the present, oh ponder not, Act the third, scene 1
Welcome, welcome all, Act the third, scene 1
What means this alarm?, Act the first, scene 1
What sounds break on the air?, Act the first, scene 1
Whate'er the scenes the present hour, Act the second, scene 4
Whatever may be our future lot, Act the third, scene 1
When other lips and other hearts, Act the third, scene 1
Where have I been wandering, Act the second, scene 1
Wine! wine! if I am heir, Act the second, scene 1

Acts and scenes

Libretto acts' and scenes' list.

Act the first

Scene the first
The chateau and grounds of count Arnheim, on the Danube, near Presburg. On one side, the principal entrance to the castle; opposite is a statue of the emperor, above which a party is employed raising the Austrian flag.

Act the second

Scene the first
Street in Presburg, by moonlight. - Tent of the Queen of the gipsies, large curtains at the back - it is lighted by a lamp. On the opposite side of the stage are houses - one of which, a hotel, is lighted up. Arline is discovered asleep on a tiger's skin - Thaddeus is watching over her. As the curtain rises a Patrol of the city guard marches by, and as soon as they are gone off, Devilshoof and a party of Gipsies, wrapped in cloaks, suddenly appear.
Scene the second
Another street in Presburg. Daylight. Enter Arline in a fanciful dress, followed by a troop of Gipsies. She has a tambourine in her hand.
Scene the third
A grand fair in the public plaatz of Presburg. On one side a large hotel over which is inscribed "The Hall of Justice". Various groups of Gentry, Soldiers, Citizens, Peasantry, cover the stage. Foreign shops are seen in various parts, curious Rope-dancers, Showmen, Waxwork, a quack Doctor, Exhibitions, etc., etc., are dispersed here and there. Flags hung out of the windows, and ringing of bells, enliven the scene.
Scene the fourth
Interior of Count Arnheim's apartment in the Hall of Justice - a view of the last scene visible through one of the windows at the back. A full-length portrait of Arline, as she was in the first act, hangs on the wall - state chairs, etc - an elevation or dais on the O.P. side.

Act the third

Scene the first
A splendid saloon in the castle of Count Arnheim. On the ground floors, a large window at the back opening on the park. On the O.P. side, the door of a small cabinet, doors at the back, leading into spacious galleries.