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Love, passion, and music intertwine in Bitter Sweet, Noël Coward's celebrated operetta of romance and regret.
Set against the glittering elegance of 19th-century Vienna and Edwardian London, the story follows Sarah Millick, a young Englishwoman who forsakes a life of privilege to elope with her dashing music teacher, Carl Linden. Their love story, filled with joy and heartbreak, unfolds through some of Coward's most exquisite melodies, including I'll See You Again, If Love Were All, and Dear Little Café.
Since its triumphant premiere in 1929, Bitter Sweet has captivated audiences with its sweeping score and poignant storytelling, blending Coward's signature wit with the grandeur of classic operetta. This edition presents the complete libretto, preserving the charm and elegance of one of Coward's most enduring works.
Noël Coward
Noël Coward was born in 1899 in Teddington, Middlesex. He made his name as a playwright with The Vortex (1924), in which he also appeared. His numerous other successful plays included Fallen Angels (1925), Hay Fever (1925), Private Lives (1933), Design for Living (1933) and Blithe Spirit (1941). During the war he wrote screenplays such as Brief Encounter (1944) and In Which We Serve (1942). In the fifties he began a new career as a cabaret entertainer. He published volumes of verse and a novel (Pomp and Circumstance, 1960), two volumes of autobiography and four volumes of short stories: To Step Aside (1939), Star Quality (1951), Pretty Polly Barlow (1964) and Bon Voyage (1967). He was knighted in 1970 and died three years later in Jamaica.
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