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THE SONGBIRD: Bettina Bentgens is from Duisburg, Germany. She studied singing at the conservatory in Munich with Hertha Töpper, and privately with Erika Köth. In 1982 she joined the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, then was engaged with the State Theater in Mainz in 1985. Roles included Blonde, Konstanze, Queen of the Night, Norina, Martha, Tytania, in addition to several operettas. This performance was conducted by Alexander Maschat.

THE MUSIC: Franz Grothe (1908 - 1982) arranged and composed several musicals and operettas, but is best remembered for his almost 200 film scores. One of his biggest cinematic successes was "Die schwedische Nachtigall" (The Swedish Nightingale) from 1941, portraying a romance between the writer Hans Christian Andersen and the opera singer Jenny Lind (in reality Andersen's affections went unrequited). Lind was played in the film by Ilse Werner, with the singing dubbed by Erna Berger (redubbed for the French release by France Cléry). The Song of the Nightingale ("Zauberlied der nacht") is a beguiling showpiece sung by Lind in concert in the film I believe. It is widely thought that Lind inspired Anderson's story "The Nightingale and the Emperor."