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The Student of Prague

♪ Indeed, indeed, that's rather curious ♪

♪ Indeed, indeed, that's rather curious ♪

♪ Tralalala Lalalalala ♪

♪ Indeed, indeed, that's rather curious ♪

Prague, at the turn of the century

♪ We'll rejoice, sing and drink surely all night long ♪

♪ as long as the stars are gleaming we will not rest ♪

♪ Indeed, indeed, that's rather curious.

Cantus ex est! (The singing is over).

Where's our birthday child?

Our innkeeper's little daughter?

Fellow student Balduin, you are ordered

to wake our Lydia with a kiss from her Cinderella's sleep

and to deliver her to us on your arms.

Your niece keeps us waiting.

May I?

Thank you.

♪ But when the pockets have been emptied, then we'll drive home ♪

♪ with empty bottles one doesn't live in clover ♪

♪ Indeed, indeed it's rather curious ♪

Silentium!

Fellow students Balduin and Dahl are sentenced to the can

for indecently turning their eyes to our little Lydia.

Silentium for our birthday child!

I...

Very true..

I...

I thank you all from my heart...

I thank you all from my heart...

and I love...

and I love...

and I love...

...only my Balduin.

...only my Dahl.

I love you all

and I drink to the "Corona's" health.

May Apollo and the muses be thanked.

The divine Julia, our opera's star

whom we usually can only admire on the highest Olympus...

shows her brilliant rays in our midst.

Vivat Julia!

Vivat! Vivat!

- Our birthday child. - My congratulations.

Fellow student Balduin.

Fellow student Zavrel.

Got any free rooms?

Only the princely suite.

At one time the famous Cagliostro used...

I take it.

Prague Opera, Figaro's Wedding Julia Stella

A box at the opera tonight.

Where are you from?

Very noble guests.

They took the princely suite.

Madame Julia shall sing! - Yes, she shall sing!

Sing! Sing!

Silentium!

Muse of song,

divine nightingale,

our hearts yearn for your melodies of love.

Raise your divine voice and sing us a song!

With pleasure, gentlemen,

but I need a stage.

Hic Rhodos hic salta! (Now the ball is in your court!)

The queen of song shall be helped onto her throne.

What shall I sing?

Something from "Norma",

"The Regiment's Daughter".

No, the aria from the Barber of Sevilla:

♪ I can be so tender ♪

♪ I can be so tender ♪

No, if you want to listen to arias you'll have to see me at the opera.

I'll sing you a students' song.

Do you know the song about the two musicians?

Vincenz, fall into the piano strings.

♪ Two musicians drove across the country ♪

♪ With the little Kilikeia, with the big Boum-Boum ♪

♪ with the little Kilikeia, with the big Boum-Boum ♪

♪ Two musicians drove across the country ♪

♪ The one was straight, the other was bent ♪

♪ With the little Kilikeia, with the big Boum-Boum ♪

♪ The bent one sang songs, the straight one was dumb ♪

♪ The bent one loves totties, the straight one the rum ♪

Cheers.

Shut up!

♪ The bent one loves totties, the straight one the rum ♪

♪ The bent one loves totties, the straight one the rum ♪

♪ the rum, the rum, the rum ♪

♪ The bent one still lives today, the straight one met his death ♪

Order!

I forbid this nonsense!

This is against every 'comment'!

Keep seated.

Well done, Balduin.

Bravo, Balduin!

Stop that nonsense!

Bravo!

Long live Balduin, Prague's greatest fencer.

I'm singing the Susanna tonight in Figaro's Wedding.

May I invite you and your friends?

If you please?

Vivat Julia!

♪ Do not delay any longer, my beloved soul ♪

♪ With yearning your friend is waiting for you ♪

♪ Not yet shines the silver flambeau of the moon ♪

♪ Peace and stillness are on the lea ♪

♪ The murmuring west wind and the rippling brook ♪

♪ make every bit of us rejoice ♪

♪ the flowers are fragrant on the many-coloured meadows ♪

♪ and all attracts us to love, joy and delight ♪

♪ Do come, my beloved! ♪

♪ Don't let me wait any longer ♪

♪ come, my beloved that I crown your forehead with roses ♪

♪ crown your forehead with roses! ♪

♪ That I crown you, that I crown you ♪

♪ that I crown you with roses ♪

Herr Doctor Carpis!

Oh Jarmila!

You?

Where did you come from?

From hell...

a place where you are not, Julia...

is hell for me.

You've promised to leave me in peace forever.

I've tried

for a year.

I cannot live without you.

I cannot.

Your jealousy.

Your eternal jealousy.

Who was that young dandy up there in the box?

He's none of your business!

You still think that with your last lover in Venice I...

Foolishness.

Who says so?

By the way, that was such a boy, too.

You seem to have a weakness for those romantic fools.

What exactly happened to Matteo at the time?

As far as I know, that sentimental fool shot himself.

Yes, but you drove him to it!

You didn't leave him in peace for a second.

I know everything.

It was you who ...

My dearest Julia,

you've driven me completely crazy again.

May I lay at your feet this small token of my admiration, or rather, eh...

...attach it to the slim wrist?

Allow me.

Baron Waldis - Doctor Carpis

An old friend.

Your friends are my friends, Julia.

We're having supper together, haven't we?

I need some rest.

Tomorrow is the opera ball.

What a pity.

Then let me drive you home in my carriage.

Certainly.

One moment, please.

You've completely enchanted me.

How can I thank you?

I've just lost my bracelet.

Find it

and return it to me.

I'll return it to you, even if I have to search for it the whole night.

It's nowhere to be found.

I've offered a high reward to the finder.

I see, the first candidate...

A candidate?

That's right,

a candidate.

Search for it, young man,

it'll be enough for a new waistcoat.

I wonder why I haven't seen it?

Love makes one blind.

Your reward,

Mr. Studiosus.

Are you mad?

I thank you,

and also for behaving like a gentleman in the student's cellar inn

but you must leave now.

You have nothing to be afraid of.

I'm not afraid for myself,

it's you who are in danger.

We mustn't see each other again.

I understand.

I understand very well.

The poor student and the spoilt diva.

No, you don't understand me!

I cannot tell you more.

What about your reward?

Well...

if one were only rich...

but those who get rich don't look like that

Sentimental dreamer,

but one cannot change one's own skin.

One can!

Forgive my nightly intrusion!

Dr. Carpis, you remember, don't you,

the bracelet.

So you want the reward?

You've collected it in the meantime, I gather?

I've just listened to your amusing conversation with your mirror image.

Perhaps I might be able to help you.

In old times, the devil bought the poor student's soul.

We don't have such a thing nowadays.

You want to be rich, young man.

You want to lay all the treasures of this world

at beautiful Julia's feet, don't you?

Don't you?

I do.

Then you'll have to get rid of that one first

with whom you've just been talking -

- the sentimental dreamer.

If only one could!

All you have to do is really want it.

Do you want to?

Do you want to?

Now he's gone,

the sentimental dreamer.

That other one inside you.

Now you're rid of him.

Congratulations,

now you're a new man who can take women and life easily.

Now you have...

the lucky hand...

Let's try it out.

Draw a card.

The queen of hearts.

Let's try our luck the big way now.

Don't touch it!

You've gotten rid of the mirror image

in exchange for the lucky hand.

The hand, my good friend -

it all depends on the lucky hand.

Black.

Your stakes please.

Is nobody betting anymore?

All of it!

How much is it?

It'll be enough for a new waistcoat, Baron.

20.000 guldens.

Cards...

The money...

Revanche.

You've run away from the revanche once before, Baron.

But as you wish.

Let's gamble for your horse and carriage.

Your stake?

What you've just lost to me.

Please.

The devil must have a hand in this.

Well...

perhaps.

I must ask you for an I.O.U.

Content?

Julia.

That's the way I like you!

Fetch Julia in your carriage tomorrow to the ball at the opera,

and the rest will follow.

Come with me, my friend.

I know some other amusing places around here.

Not like that.

Why don't you say something?

I can't stand your terrible silence any longer!

Is he your lover?

How often do I have to tell you that I've seen him today for the first time.

And the other one?

The fop with the bracelet?

He admires me,

he brings me flowers and gifts -

am I to forbid this to him?

You're to keep these ridiculous fellows at a distance,

this one and the other one.

With what right do you demand that of me?

Who are you?

Why do you keep interfering with my life?

You're my creature,

do you hear?

My creature!

I've made you...

what you are.

Sing, Julia.

I'm to sing now?

If you don't belong to me any more...

your voice is mine!

It must remain mine!

It drove me through half of the world

but I always heard your voice.

It called me back to you.

The sentimental dreamer,

now you're rid of him.

Congratulations.

You always keep me waiting, Baron,

and don't even have the politeness to come out to meet me.

What are you doing here?

You'll be unhappy.

I'll be happy.

I heard you've won at gambling.

Not only at gambling.

I wonder why Balduin isn't here.

We are being watched.

I'm expecting you in my dressing room.

There's Balduin! Come!

Ah, the Studiosus with the lucky hand.

He seems to have it here too.

The most beautiful mask.

Who is she?

I'd like to put the same question to you.

Freedom of the mask, gentlemen,

freedom of the mask.

But you must excuse me, I've promised a dance to this lady.

I've been looking for you the whole evening, Balduin.

Ah, it's you.

Little Lydia.

Excuse me.

- I must tell you something. - Not now.

- You must listen to me! - Don't talk.

I beg you.

I must tell you,

you're in danger.

I've been following you, Studiosus,

in order to avoid an unpleasant incident with Baron Waldis...

I wanted to warn you

but...

it seems I'm interrupting.

Please go on...

- If I may present. - Dr. Carpis.

Such an interesting mirror.

Old Venetian workmanship I suppose?

What do you think of it, Studiosus?

He's already in your power.

What have you done to him?

What do you intend to do to him?

I have warned you.

You must return to me, Julia.

This time you'll lose at your gambling.

I shall win!

At this very moment.

You owe me an explanation.

Do you want to chicken out?

What do you want?

Did you fetch Madame Julia for the ball?

Tell the gentleman that...

that I'm a good fencer

Tonight.

He's the offended party.

He has the choice of arms.

This is your work!

Balduin.

You're very good to me, Lydia.

Don't!

What's the matter with you?

Can you imagine...

that a man loses his mirror image?

His mirror image?

I mean, the other one

within us.

You see, the...

the other one.

Nonsense.

Nonsense.

Laugh at me!

Why don't you laugh at me?

Come.

Let's dance.

Ballroom music...

May I have the honour?

Julia!

I can only stay a minute.

Come to me, after the duel.

If I'm still able to come, I will.

You'll only fake fencing.

What?

I've talked to Waldis.

You did what?

Don't ask, I can't tell you.

Faking the duel?

Waldis deeply regrets the incident.

- Haven't you seen... - I have.

I know everything!

And you can demand this of me?

Because I love you.

Because I don't want to lose you.

Beware of Dr. Carpis.

What has he got to do with it?

Don't ask!

I'll tell you everything later.

- What has Dr. Carpis got to do... - Nothing!

It's only about you and Baron Waldis.

I cannot spare the fool who slapped my face

because of yourself.

Then do it for myself.

Promise me.

Promise me.

Very well.

You'll spare him?

I will.

I'll be waiting for you.

The seconds are waiting downstairs.

How come you know Madame Julia?

I don't like to talk about it.

One must pay for the love one feels towards her ...

with endless bitterness.

You've loved her?

I only know that now, she is...

in love with the young Baron Waldis

and that she is prepared to do everything for him.

You've remained still the same,

but we'll leave him at home during the duel, the sentimental dreamer, won't we?

Did the Baron make any allusion?

I'm suspecting a put-up job between the two of them.

I only hope he'll stick to the agreement.

A lame tailor should do you in.

You see, the little gentleman is very sure of himself.

En garde!

A stab right into the heart.

That was...

against the agreement.

Is it true?

About the agreement?

You must flee.

Halt!

You're alive!

What is it?

What is it?

Give me something to drink.

Julia!

Don't leave me!

Please, please.

Please.

I'm here with you, darling.

I'm going mad.

No!

I am!

I'm going mad,

so I am...

in your power.

I only came...

to say farewell,

this time...

for ever.

Will you take me?

No!

Balduin!

You look terrible!

A round for the whole "Corona".

Go on, play!

Sing!

♪ We rejoice, sing and drink surely all night long ♪

♪ as long as the stars are gleaming there will be no rest ♪

♪ Indeed, indeed, that's rather curious ♪

Come, darling.

Come drink with me.

Bring wine!

Bring wine!

The hand.

My good man, the hand.

It all depends on the lucky hand.

Three sixes.

Six.

Six.

Six.

Six.

Six.

Six.

Six.

Six.

Six.

Six.

Six.

Six.

Six.

Devil!

Sentimental dreamer.

There he is again,

the sentimental

dreamer.

THE END