Szibill is an operetta by Hungarian composer Victor Jacobi. The first performance was February 27, 1914, at the Király Színház theatre in Budapest. The libretto was written by Martos Ferenc and Miklós Bródy. An English language version, entitled Sybil, with lyrics by Harry Graham, premiered on January 10, 1916.
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Synopsis
Act I.
Szibill (or "Cybil") is a young French singer recently arrived in Tomsk. She meets Russian officier Petrov, who falls in love with her and escapes from his company. He asks Szibill to go to Paris immediately. However, a governor arrives to arrest Petrov. Szibill protests so strongly that governor thinks she must be the wife of the earl, who should arrive at the city at the same date. Szibill knows that the earl and his wife will arrive only in the evening and that the deception will work until then.
Act II.
At the evening there is a ball at the governor's palace. The earl arrives the earl, but decides to play along with the deception and pretend that Szibill is his wife. Szibill becomes very nervous and sends Petrov to find the real wife of the earl, who is at the Grand Hotel. She agrees to allow herself to be introduced as the singer Szibill, and is very frendly towards Petrov. The earl becomes jealous and tries to attack Petrov with his sabre. Fortunately Szibill stops him and everybody returns to the Grand Hotel.
Act III.
After some chaos and confusion at the Grand Hotel, all is forgiven, and the operetta finishes happily.
