Mike Svoboda
Robin Hood – to good to be true (2012)
Music theater for a singer and five brass players
libretto by Manfred Weiss
music by Mike Svoboda
after motives from John Dowland (1563-1626)
duration ca. 55 minutes
Synopsis
Legends have the characteristic that they are told anew for many years, and even centuries, and at some point no-one knows any more what the true story was. Such is also true with Robin Hood. Luckily, however, we have a witness who lived at the same time as Robin and really knew how it truly was: Marian, Robin’s great love, can finally describe for us the true story from her own perspective.
So, for example, we discover that Robin didn’t fight with a bow and arrow, as shown in many films, but with a variety of wind instruments. Yes, Robin was a musician, and he was such a virtuoso that he could lay robbers low, put down bandits and make young women profess their love with it. But, one thing after another.
Marian gets to know Robin when he, with his trumpet, beats away a robber who
