I can give you the starlight ivor novello

Ivor Novello - I Can Give You the Starlight lyrics

The story takes place in Vienna, from until It follows the life of a penniless Jewish composer and his love for two women of different social classes, set against the background of Nazi persecution. The piece opened in in London's West End , starring Novello. Like many of Novello's musicals, The Dancing Years was given an expensive, spectacular production, with several scene changes and a large cast. Rudi, a penniless young Jewish composer, plays the piano at an Austrian country inn, where he has been friends, since childhood with the innkeeper's daughter, Grete; they pledged to marry some day. He falls in love with Maria, an opera singer, for whom he composes successful operas.