Fräulein Doctor im Irrenhause: Eine Begebenheit aus unserer Zeit

On a misty autumn morning, a strikingly beautiful actress named Zerline walks the gravel‑lined avenue toward the city’s infamous asylum. Celebrated for her magnetic stage presence, she has conquered provincial theaters and now dreams of the imperial court’s spotlight. Yet she feels confined by applause alone and seeks a deeper, darker truth to fuel her next performance.

Determined to experience genuine tragedy, Zerline decides to study the lives of the asylum’s inmates, hoping their raw suffering will inform a role of a mentally tormented soul. The narrative follows her uneasy descent into a world of sorrow and madness, where the line between performance and reality begins to blur. Listeners will be drawn into her inner conflict and the unsettling atmosphere of a late‑19th‑century Vienna institution.