Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt; oder, Der Bauer als Millionär

by Ferdinand Raimund

"Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt; oder, Der Bauer als Millionär" by Ferdinand Raimund is a romantic fairy tale with music premiered in 1826. A fairy's daughter is banished to Earth and must reject all wealth to marry a poor man before her eighteenth birthday. When the simple farmer raising her discovers treasure and becomes corrupted by riches, magical forces intervene. Allegorical figures like Youth, Age, Envy, and Contentment shape the fates of lovers kept apart by greed, teaching lessons about true happiness and the dangers of material wealth.