' ('Hattie is to blame for everything!'), Op. 11, is an opera in German in three acts composed by

Siegfried Wagner Siegfried Helferich Richard Wagner (6 June 18694 August 1930) was a German composer and conductor, the son of Richard Wagner. He was an opera composer and the artistic director of the Bayreuth Festival from 1908 to 1930. Life Siegfried Wagner ...

in 1914/15 to his own

libretto A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major li ...

. It is described as a ''Märchenspiel'' or

fairy-tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings. In most cult ...

play. It premiered on 6 December 1917 at the Ccourt Theatre Stuttgart.

History

Siegfried Wagner, the son of

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

, composed several operas on fairy tale and legendary topics. He began the composition of ''An allem ist Hütchen schuld!'' in September 1914. He finished a draft for the first act on 22 September and its score in November that year, a draft for the second act on 10 January 1915 and its score on 12 April, and the draft for the third act on 11 June, completing the opera on 26 August 1915. He wrote the libretto based on several episodes from fairy-tales by the

Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were a brother duo of German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors who together collected and published folklore. They are among th ...

. The premiere was at the Hoftheater Stuttgart on 6 December 1917, staged by Franz Ludwig Hörth and conducted by Erich Band. It was a success with the public comparable to his '' Der Bärenhäuter''. The opera was performed again in Halle in 1929, staged by Heinrich Kreutz and conducted again by Band. A production in Leipzig in 1939 was directed by in a stage set by

Wieland Wagner Wieland Wagner (5 January 1917 – 17 October 1966) was a German opera director, grandson of Richard Wagner. As co-director of the Bayreuth Festival when it re-opened after World War II, he was noted for innovative new stagings of the operas, depa ...

and conducted by Gilbert of Gravina. A production in

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in 1944 was also shown in

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, directed by Wieland Wagner, conducted by Kurt Overhoff and with choreography by Gertrud Wagner. After World War II, the opera was not played. The first complete production was in 1997 at the

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, staged by and conducted by Gerhard Markson. The opera was played once at the AudiMax of the

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on 18 October 2015, again staged by Pachl, with Lionel Friend conducting the

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Roles

Fairy tales

Wagner used elements from many fairy tales in his libretto, including: *

Frederick and Catherine "Frederick and Catherine" (also called "Freddy and Katy Lizzy") is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'', originally known as the ''Children's and Household Tales'' (german: Kind ...

(''Der Frieder und das Katherlieschen'') *

The Three Little Men in the Wood "The Three Little Men in the Wood" or "The Three Little Gnomes in the Forest" (german: Die drei Männlein im Walde) is a German fairy tale collected in 1812 by the Brothers Grimm in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 13). Andrew Lang included it in '' Th ...

(''Die drei Männlein im Walde'') *

The Singing, Springing Lark "The Singing, Springing Lark", "The Singing, Soaring Lark", "The Lady and the Lion" or "Lily and the Lion" (german: Das singende springende Löweneckerchen) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, appearing as tale no. 88. It i ...

(''Das singende springende Löweneckerchen'') * The Clever Little Tailor (''Vom klugen Schneiderlein'') * The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs (''Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren'') *

The Devil and his Grandmother "The Devil and his Grandmother" or "The Dragon and His Grandmother" (german: Der Teufel und seine Großmutter) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, number 125. According to Jack Zipes, the source of the story was Dorothea Viehm ...

(''Der Teufel und seine Großmutter'') * The Seven Ravens (''Die sieben Raben'') *

Death's Messengers "Death's Messengers" ( German: "Die Boten des Todes") is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 177. Synopsis Death comes across a giant and is badly beaten. The young man comes across the beaten-down Death and helps h ...

(''Die Boten des Todes'') *

Godfather Death "Godfather Death" (German: ''Der Gevatter Tod'') is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and first published in 1812 (KHM 44). It is a tale of Aarne-Thompson type 332. Origin The tale was published by the Brothers Grimm in the f ...

(''Der Gevatter Tod'') *

The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack "The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack" is a fairytale by the Brothers Grimm. The original German language, German name is ''Tischlein deck dich, Goldesel und Knüppel aus dem Sack''. The tale is classified in the Aarne-Tho ...

(''Tischchen deck dich, Goldesel und Knüppel aus dem Sack'') *

The Little Peasant "The Little Peasant" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'', number 61. It is Aarne-Thompson type 1535, The Rich Peasant and the Poor Peasant, and includes an episode of type 1737, Trading Places with ...

(''Das Bürle'') *

Allerleirauh "Allerleirauh" ( en, "All-Kinds-of-Fur", sometimes translated as "Thousandfurs") is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. Since the second edition published in 1819, it has been recorded as Tale no. 65. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Gree ...

The Two Kings' Children "The Two Kings' Children" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in '' Grimm's Fairy Tales'', tale number 113.Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, ''Household Tales''"The Two Kings' Children"/ref> It is Aarne-Thompson type 313C, the girl hel ...

(''De beiden Künigeskinner'') * The Iron Stove (''Der Eisenofen'') * The True Bride (''Die wahre Braut'') *

Rapunzel "Rapunzel" ( , ) is a German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm and first published in 1812 as part of '' Children's and Household Tales'' (KHM 12). The Brothers Grimm's story developed from the French literary fairy tale of '' Persinet ...

The Two Brothers The Two Brothers is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 60. It is Aarne-Thompson type 303, "The Blood Brothers", with an initial episode of type 567, "The Magic Bird Heart". A similar story, of Sicilian origin, wa ...

(''Die zwei Brüder'') *

Little Claus and Big Claus "Little Claus and Big Claus" ( da, Lille Claus og store Claus) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, published in Danish in 1835 in the first instalment of his booklet '' Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection.'' (Danish ...

(Der kleine Klaus und der große Klaus) by

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consist ...

Recordings

*''An Allem ist Hütchen Schuld!'' Niklas Mix, Hans-Georg Priese, Rebecca Broberg, Alessandra di Giorgio, Maarja Purga, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, David Robert Coleman Marco Polo/Naxos 3CD 2022 *''An Allem ist Hütchen Schuld!'', DVD Alexander Lueg, Hans-Georg Priese, Rebecca Broberg, Julia Ostertag, Bochum Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Friend, Marco Polos/Naxos DVD 2019

References

External links

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