Ralph Siegel has presented in Berlin his first Musical: “Zeppelin”, he tells the tragic story of the air ships and their namesake, count Zeppelin. Some questions but there are not yet clear.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
The first attempt is A failure
The idea of the airship is already created in the 16th century. Century, but the Graf Zeppelin is the First that makes the fly such a vehicle possible. On his assignments in the military service, he developed his idea until the late 19th century. Century. 1900, for the first test flight on lake Constance – is a failure. Kaiser Wilhelm II mocked him as the “stupidest in southern Germany”.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
To View ridicule
He is the man behind the machine: Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin. Only at the age of 78 years, he was previously laughing stock of the Prussian Emperor, is the Pride of Germany. Initially, his idea of a steerable ship and is not recorded well, but it paves the way for the TRANS-Atlantic air traffic. His biography of Ralph Siegel and Hans Dieter Schreeb inspired a Musical.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Lights over London
In 1908, Kaiser Wilhelm II. seems to think: He called the Zeppelin the “greatest German of the century,” and allows him to implement his idea. The reason is that at the beginning of the First world war, the air ships, because you can drop bombs from the air. As a protection against the nightly threat of flood lights illuminate the sky over London.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Zeppelin flights for all
Although Graf Zepelin can see neither the end of the First world war, the wedding of his Innovation, he adorns the postcards, which apply to traveling in the airship in Germany. The civilian air traffic starts to record after the end of the war journey: With campaigns that appeal to the German national pride, are short trips within the country and tasty.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Once around the world
1924 Zeppelin’s employees and its later successor, Hugo Eckener crossed the Atlantic ocean in a Zeppelin. The undated picture shows the view from a window of the ship. The hydrogen-filled airships fly much lower than modern passenger aircraft. With 1700 metres, the Graf Zeppelin managed a circumnavigation of the world in the highest flight in the air ship.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Perennial Propeller Nacelle
One of the more than 1500 permanent exhibits in the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen, the propeller gondola, the airship LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin drive. In total, they flew over 1.6 million kilometres. Today, she is part of the exhibition dedicated to the history and technology of the Graf Zeppelin, designated flight ship.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
High above Berlin
LZ 127 is the most successful Zeppelin: 590 flights completed, the airship between 1928 and 1937, before it goes into well-deserved retirement. In the image: The airship LZ 127 in addition to the Hindenburg in 1936 on the German capital of Berlin.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
In a flying Hotel
Not all airships are the same. The German Zeppelin, the model of the “Hindenburg”, is regarded as a stable aircraft: It consists of an aluminum skeleton covered with a thick, canvas-like fabric. The stable design makes it the German airships possible, many passengers take. Also bedrooms and dining room as possible and make long trips more attractive.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Comfort first
A replica of the Hindenburg in the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen, Germany also grants insights into the Interior of the air ships. Unlike modern passenger planes comfort in the zeppelins of the highest priority. Not infrequently as many passengers as well as crew unions are on Board, usually 60 people. The interior is dominated by the Bauhaus style.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Fly in first class
A TRANS-Atlantic flight in a Zeppelin can afford only Wealthy – on, accordingly, a high level, the supply of the guests. The dining room of LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin – here in the picture – could be quite impressive.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Stay in the air ship
The air-vessels offer everything you need passengers for day-long flights: On Board the zeppelins of the 1930s small spaces with Laundry alcoves and bunks. This makes the faster and more comfortable aircraft to a serious competition for ocean liners. The flight from Frankfurt to Recife in Brazil, only lasted 68 hours.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
The Hindenburg over New York
The built in 1931, the Empire State Building has a Mast that allows the ships to the Dock of air. The image shows the Hindenburg over New York, the numerous transatlantic flights between Germany and the U.S. and graduated from American East coast. A few years later, the Zeppelin crashed to the end of the airship Era.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Consequences Of A Severe Accident
Shortly before the outbreak of the Second world war, the airship crashed on landing in Lakehurt in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The journalists on the ground are witnesses to the spectacular destruction of the Hindenburg: in the Middle of the air, the Zeppelin explodes and goes up in flames. Only his skeleton lands on the floor. 36 people die, 61 survive the accident.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Zeppelins above lake Constance
The Hindenburg disaster of 1937 ended the Zeppelin Era came to an abrupt end. However, on the lake of Constance airships fly again on a regular basis. From Friedrichshafen, the birthplace of the Zeppelin, some flights made on Germany’s largest lake. In the Zeppelin-Museum in Friedrichshafen, Germany – visitors will learn about the history and function of these fascinating flying body.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
The first attempt is A failure
The idea of the airship is already created in the 16th century. Century, but the Graf Zeppelin is the First that makes the fly such a vehicle possible. On his assignments in the military service, he developed his idea until the late 19th century. Century. 1900, for the first test flight on lake Constance – is a failure. Kaiser Wilhelm II mocked him as the “stupidest in southern Germany”.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
To View ridicule
He is the man behind the machine: Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin. Only at the age of 78 years, he was previously laughing stock of the Prussian Emperor, is the Pride of Germany. Initially, his idea of a steerable ship and is not recorded well, but it paves the way for the TRANS-Atlantic air traffic. His biography of Ralph Siegel and Hans Dieter Schreeb inspired a Musical.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Lights over London
In 1908, Kaiser Wilhelm II. seems to think: He called the Zeppelin the “greatest German of the century,” and allows him to implement his idea. The reason is that at the beginning of the First world war, the air ships, because you can drop bombs from the air. As a protection against the nightly threat of flood lights illuminate the sky over London.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Zeppelin flights for all
Although Graf Zepelin can see neither the end of the First world war, the wedding of his Innovation, he adorns the postcards, which apply to traveling in the airship in Germany. The civilian air traffic starts to record after the end of the war journey: With campaigns that appeal to the German national pride, are short trips within the country and tasty.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Once around the world
1924 Zeppelin’s employees and its later successor, Hugo Eckener crossed the Atlantic ocean in a Zeppelin. The undated picture shows the view from a window of the ship. The hydrogen-filled airships fly much lower than modern passenger aircraft. With 1700 metres, the Graf Zeppelin managed a circumnavigation of the world in the highest flight in the air ship.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Perennial Propeller Nacelle
One of the more than 1500 permanent exhibits in the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen, the propeller gondola, the airship LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin drive. In total, they flew over 1.6 million kilometres. Today, she is part of the exhibition dedicated to the history and technology of the Graf Zeppelin, designated flight ship.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
High above Berlin
LZ 127 is the most successful Zeppelin: 590 flights completed, the airship between 1928 and 1937, before it goes into well-deserved retirement. In the image: The airship LZ 127 in addition to the Hindenburg in 1936 on the German capital of Berlin.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
In a flying Hotel
Not all airships are the same. The German Zeppelin, the model of the “Hindenburg”, is regarded as a stable aircraft: It consists of an aluminum skeleton covered with a thick, canvas-like fabric. The stable design makes it the German airships possible, many passengers take. Also bedrooms and dining room as possible and make long trips more attractive.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Comfort first
A replica of the Hindenburg in the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen, Germany also grants insights into the Interior of the air ships. Unlike modern passenger planes comfort in the zeppelins of the highest priority. Not infrequently as many passengers as well as crew unions are on Board, usually 60 people. The interior is dominated by the Bauhaus style.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Fly in first class
A TRANS-Atlantic flight in a Zeppelin can afford only Wealthy – on, accordingly, a high level, the supply of the guests. The dining room of LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin – here in the picture – could be quite impressive.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Stay in the air ship
The air-vessels offer everything you need passengers for day-long flights: On Board the zeppelins of the 1930s small spaces with Laundry alcoves and bunks. This makes the faster and more comfortable aircraft to a serious competition for ocean liners. The flight from Frankfurt to Recife in Brazil, only lasted 68 hours.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
The Hindenburg over New York
The built in 1931, the Empire State Building has a Mast that allows the ships to the Dock of air. The image shows the Hindenburg over New York, the numerous transatlantic flights between Germany and the U.S. and graduated from American East coast. A few years later, the Zeppelin crashed to the end of the airship Era.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Consequences Of A Severe Accident
Shortly before the outbreak of the Second world war, the airship crashed on landing in Lakehurt in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The journalists on the ground are witnesses to the spectacular destruction of the Hindenburg: in the Middle of the air, the Zeppelin explodes and goes up in flames. Only his skeleton lands on the floor. 36 people die, 61 survive the accident.
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Zeppelin – The Graf and his invention
Zeppelins above lake Constance
The Hindenburg disaster of 1937 ended the Zeppelin Era came to an abrupt end. However, on the lake of Constance airships fly again on a regular basis. From Friedrichshafen, the birthplace of the Zeppelin, some flights made on Germany’s largest lake. In the Zeppelin-Museum in Friedrichshafen, Germany – visitors will learn about the history and function of these fascinating flying body.
At the latest since he produced the Song “A little peace”, sung by Nicole in 1982, the Eurovision Song Contest has been won, Ralph Siegel in Germany, not a stranger. Now he’s looking for a producer for his Musical “Zeppelin”, which he presented on Monday (29.05.2017) in Berlin, with a staged reading. Live by the blade, the performers sang their Parts in the Berlin Variété-theatre, “the winter garden”. Together with the Wiesbaden author Hans Dieter Schreeb seal had developed in the factory in the past one and a half years.
Invitation to the presentation of the musical “Zeppelin”
Story about success and failure of the air ship
The Musical will bring the last journey of 80 years ago crashed airship “Hindenburg”, as well as the biography of the namesake of the aircraft, count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, on stage. Ralph Siegel understand it “to make light-hearted music for serious topics,” says singer and TV presenter Dagmar Frederic in the context of the idea.
As a possible game places a seal of Berlin, Amsterdam and after count Zeppelin built his airships in Friedrichshafen can imagine, of course, a town on lake Constance. Also on Broadway, the 71-Year-old dares to think: “The dream of Broadway is always in my heart, but I would be glad, if also in Germany, first published. Because it is German history.”