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:classical music plays!
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:boys singing!
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:indistinct chattering!
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Maybe you can hear the train
entering the station,
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bringing the choirboys home to Vienna
after their four-month tour of America.
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:cheering!
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:boys singing in German!
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- Hello, Max.
- Oh, good to see you.
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- And you, Herr Director?
- How are the boys? Are they well?
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They are fine, all of them.
Don't they sound like it?
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:boys continue singing in German!
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- Welcome back, Max.
- Freddy. Hi, boys.
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- Hello, Peter. Had a good time?
- Yes, thanks, sir.
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All ready for school tomorrow, huh?
:chuckles!
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Harry, Welcome home.
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- Skip,
- l brought him for you.
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Thanks.
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l wish l could go to America.
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How do you get in the choir?
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You give an audition.
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What's an audition?
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You sing for the teachers
and Director Eisinger.
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A song, you mean?
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Mm. l've got to find my parents.
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Hey, l can sing.
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You can?
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Can l join the choir?
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Will you be going on another trip soon?
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- l guess so.
- Where to?
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l don't know.
Japan, maybe, or Australia.
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- Dad, Mother,
- Peter, darling.
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Hello, son.
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:man! Hey, Toni.
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Come on.
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A fine thing.
So busy you can't even say hello, huh?
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Sorry, Dad. Hello.
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Dad, have you ever been to Australia?
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Of course not.
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Now, listen, Toni,
l've got a big surprise for you.
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Guess what?
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You're going to drive the train
into the shed.
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How about that, huh?
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Mom, they're going
to Japan and Australia next.
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Oh, are they, dear?
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- You always say l sing well, don't you?
- Mm.
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Now, Toni, you'll be driving a train
like this yourself one day.
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Maybe even bigger. So now's the time
to learn, come on. First lesson.
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Pull that.
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:whistle blows!
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:singing high note!
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:plays notes on piano!
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:boy sings musical scale!
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Very good. All right, you can sit down.
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Uh, Felix Meinl, please.
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Now, Felix, l want you to sing
a C-major scale, all right?
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- Yes, sir.
- Now.
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:plays note on piano!
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:sings musical scale!
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:singing continues!
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That's Felix now. Pretty good, eh?
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Mm-hm.
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- Your boy sung yet?
- No.
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- Only two vacancies, you know.
- Only two?
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Shh. Listen.
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Good.
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:continues singing!
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Do you hear that?
Clear as a bell.
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- How old is your boy?
- He'll be 1 2 in January.
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Hm. They like them young, you know.
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Felix isn't ten yet.
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:sighs!
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:sighs!
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l wouldn't worry.
lt's the voice that matters.
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lt's a nice-looking building, isn't it?
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l wish they could live at home, though.
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They look after them well.
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:boy singing!
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That's Friedel now.
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Your boy?
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Mm-mm. He's an orphan.
Sings in the village choir.
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l'm the organist.
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Uh-huh.
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- He sings well.
- Mm. l taught him everything he knows.
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:Friedel yodels!
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:woman chuckles!
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What's he doing?
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:continues yodeling!
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:continues yodeling!
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:song ends!
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That's just what
l told him not to sing.
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:chuckling! l like it. lt's fun.
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Maybe.
But it won't get him into the choir.
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- :boy singing!
- Shh.
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Your boy?
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Mm-hm.
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:sings musical scale!
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Mm-hm. You have a song there,
haven't you?
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- Yes, sir.
- Go ahead, then.
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:plays song on piano!
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:sings classical music
in foreign language!
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:singing continues!
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:song ends!
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- When did this come?
- Yesterday.
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- Huh?
- Well, you were tired last night.
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Vienna Boys Choir?
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Augarten Palace? What's this?
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''ln connection with the audition
given by Toni Fiala...''
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What audition?
Did he give an audition?
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- Yes, he did.
- When?
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Last week.
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- He sang beautifully.
- Oh, did he?
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And may l ask who arranged it?
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Well, l did, of course.
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l wrote to Herr Eisinger,
the director, and he...
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Fixed it all up on your own,
without a word to me.
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- Behind my back.
- Well, l had to.
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l knew you'd never let him go.
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Oh, did you?
Well, you could've asked me.
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:scoffs! And what would you have said?
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l'd have said no.
What do you think l'd have said?
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Ahh.
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This all comes of...,
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This all comes
of you playing the piano.
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- Huh...
- l should have stopped it years ago.
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What do you mean, stopped it?
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You talk as if music
is something to be ashamed of.
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Well, l know what's
good for my son, that's all.
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You know,
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You don't know anything about him.
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Toni's my son, too. Don't forget that.
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- And it's me he takes after, not you.
- Oh, does he?
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Yes, he does.
Toni was born to sing.
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He has real talent,
and l want him to develop it.
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And l want him to go to a proper school
and learn a proper trade.
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And that is what he's going to do,
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:Mrs. Fiala! But this is a proper
school. Don't you understand that?
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He'll get a good education,
besides singing in the choir.
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:Mr. Fiala! Until his voice breaks.
They'll throw him out.
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:Mrs. Fiala! No, they wouldn't.
He could stay.
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And how am l supposed
to pay for all this?
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You don't pay.
lt won't cost you anything.
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- Herr Eisinger told me.
- Don't believe it.
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Where do they get the money
to run the place?
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:Mrs. Fiala! From their concerts.
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All over the world people go
to hear the Vienna Boys Choir.
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Toni could travel, see other countries.
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Well, he's not going.
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Music, singing. Standing up
on a platform in a sailor suit.
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l won't have it.
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Oh, why can't l make you understand?
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Toni loves music.
lt means something to him.
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He's different from other boys.
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- l don't want him to be different.
- Well, l do.
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One day, he'll be famous.
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Composing maybe,
or playing in a great orchestra, like...
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:Mr. Fiala! Like your brother
with his trumpet.
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A dance band in Prater Park on
Saturdays and Sundays, if he's lucky.
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Well, that's not
going to happen to Toni.
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Dad, please.
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l'm late for work.
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But, Dad,
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To be a Vienna choirboy...
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Dad,
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There were eight boys there,
and they only wanted two.
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And they chose me.
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Well, now they can
choose somebody else.
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Dad, please, you've got to let me go.
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Toni, come on up.
We'll talk about it some more tonight.
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lf you think l'll change my mind,
you're wrong.
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:sighs!
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Come on.
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:boys singing in German!
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- :singing stops!
- :bell ringing!
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:indistinct chattering
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So if you'll get
the parts together, Joseph?
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- l can go to the library now.
- All right. Ah.
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- You are Toni, aren't you?
- Yes, sir.
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Here's Director Eisinger.
This is Toni Fiala, sir.
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Oh, yes, of course.
Good morning, Frau Fiala.
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- Good morning, Herr Eisinger.
- Toni.
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- This is my husband.
- How do you do, sir?
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- Your first visit, of course.
- Yes, it is.
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He's quite happy now,
about Toni's coming here.
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Good. l'm sure you won't regret it.
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He'll be in the choir
under Herr Heller here.
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How about his ordinary lessons?
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You don't have to worry
about that, Herr Fiala.
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- We have first-class teachers.
- He's had proper schooling up to now.
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l'm sure he has.
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You understand, of course,
he'll be on probation for a month
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before we accept him
as a permanent choirboy.
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lf he works hard at his music,
shows promise, then he stays.
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He'll work hard. Won't you, Toni?
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And if he's no good,
you throw him out?
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Well, that goes for me, too.
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lf he doesn't get on with his schooling,
l'll pull him out.
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- Now you remember that, Toni.
- Yes, Dad.
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Uh, Peter? Peter.
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This is Toni Fiala.
He'll be in your choir.
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- How do you do?
- Pleased to meet you.
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Will you look after him
till he knows his way around?
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- Yes, sir.
- Right.
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Goodbye, dear.
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Work hard.
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Bye, Dad.
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Bye, son.
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l'll show you
where to put your things.
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:plays musical scale!
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:plays wrong note!
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:plays correct note on piano!
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That's all right.
But listen as you play.
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Train your ear
as well as your fingers.
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Yes, sir.
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A good ear will
help you sing well, too.
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:boys singing in German!
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:singing stops!
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lt was you
in the eighth bar, wasn't it?
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Yes, sir. l sang a B natural.
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That's right.
Sing the bar again, please.
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:sings!
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That's it.
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Now, there was something wrong
in bar three.
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Let me hear it from the start again.
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:plays notes!
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:singing!
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:singing stops!
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Well?
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Put your hand up.
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Put it up.
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l thought it was you, Toni.
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Know what was wrong?
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l think l sang D sharp
instead of E.
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l'm sure you did. All right.
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But always put your hand up at once
if you know you've made a mistake.
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Don't wait for me to spot it.
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l want you to know
you're wrong yourself.
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- All right?
- Yes, sir.
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Good. And now,
come out in front, all of you.
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But no, no, no, leave your music.
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Let's see how you manage
when you're all together.
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Come on, come on. Come, come.
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Right?
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Now then, group one, on the upbeat.
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And hit that first note
good and firm.
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Hmm?
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Group two,
you come in on bar five, all right?
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:singing!
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- :singing stops!
- No, no, no. Those top notes.
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Not through the nose.
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:mimics boys singing!
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Take a breath, deep,
down here, like this.
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00:19:18,954 --> 00:19:22,856
And then sing out through your mouth,
good and full, right?
253
00:19:24,025 --> 00:19:25,458
Take it from the beginning.
254
00:20:01,930 --> 00:20:03,955
:indistinct chattering!
255
00:20:21,416 --> 00:20:24,180
You should be outside.
lt'll be dark soon.
256
00:20:24,252 --> 00:20:25,719
Yes, sir.
257
00:20:27,589 --> 00:20:28,920
Arithmetic?
258
00:20:33,661 --> 00:20:36,061
- Do you enjoy reading this?
- No, sir.
259
00:20:37,265 --> 00:20:40,257
What are you trying to do?
Get ahead of the others?
260
00:20:40,335 --> 00:20:43,964
Oh, no, sir.
They're all better than me.
261
00:20:44,039 --> 00:20:47,440
And my father says,
if l don't do well in class...
262
00:20:48,910 --> 00:20:50,309
Come along.
263
00:21:02,424 --> 00:21:06,053
Naturally, your father wants you
to do well with your schoolwork.
264
00:21:06,127 --> 00:21:09,426
- He'll take me away if l don't.
- l know.
265
00:21:09,497 --> 00:21:12,261
- Are you working hard?
- Yes, sir.
266
00:21:13,902 --> 00:21:17,201
Peter Schaefer says,
l just don't work fast enough.
267
00:21:17,272 --> 00:21:19,240
But then, he's so smart.
268
00:21:20,475 --> 00:21:21,806
Peter is very fortunate.
269
00:21:21,876 --> 00:21:25,471
He's got a quick, clear mind,
and a wonderful feeling for music.
270
00:21:27,782 --> 00:21:29,511
Do you think
he'll be famous some day?
271
00:21:29,584 --> 00:21:32,883
Well, he's a very gifted boy.
272
00:21:32,954 --> 00:21:35,286
He can even compose music.
Did you know that?
273
00:21:35,356 --> 00:21:36,687
Mm-hm.
274
00:21:37,559 --> 00:21:39,993
And to be able
to do arithmetic, too...
275
00:21:40,061 --> 00:21:43,724
:chuckling! Cheer up, Toni.
Know who that is?
276
00:21:46,067 --> 00:21:48,160
- lt's Franz Schubert, isn't it?
- Mm-hm.
277
00:21:48,236 --> 00:21:50,898
- He was a Vienna choirboy.
- Was he?
278
00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:53,831
Has the choir been going on
as long as that?
279
00:21:54,509 --> 00:21:57,307
Much longer. Nearly 500 years.
280
00:21:57,378 --> 00:22:00,176
Schubert was a choirboy in 1 808.
281
00:22:00,248 --> 00:22:02,216
Well, not so very long ago, really.
282
00:22:03,017 --> 00:22:05,679
And do you know something, Toni?
283
00:22:05,753 --> 00:22:08,278
He wasn't any good
at arithmetic, either.
284
00:22:08,356 --> 00:22:11,450
He only wanted to sing and write music.
285
00:22:11,526 --> 00:22:12,857
Know this?
286
00:22:13,561 --> 00:22:15,620
:plays song on piano!
287
00:22:19,434 --> 00:22:21,959
Schubert wrote this
while he was still a choirboy.
288
00:22:22,036 --> 00:22:24,368
- He did?
- And plenty more.
289
00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,071
Music seemed to pour out of him.
290
00:22:27,142 --> 00:22:29,474
He just couldn't write it down
fast enough.
291
00:22:30,478 --> 00:22:32,537
And then, one day,
292
00:22:32,614 --> 00:22:36,311
his father came to the school
and looked at his school record.
293
00:22:36,384 --> 00:22:38,045
lt was terrible.
294
00:22:39,187 --> 00:22:42,315
He told the director
he was taking his son away.
295
00:22:42,390 --> 00:22:45,154
- And did he?
- No.
296
00:22:45,226 --> 00:22:47,558
The director persuaded him
to give Franz another chance,
297
00:22:47,629 --> 00:22:50,223
and so he stayed.
298
00:22:50,965 --> 00:22:53,593
Do you think the director
could persuade my father?
299
00:22:53,668 --> 00:22:55,499
Maybe your grades will improve.
300
00:22:56,704 --> 00:22:58,296
Do you know this?
301
00:23:01,142 --> 00:23:03,542
:plays song!
302
00:23:04,946 --> 00:23:08,143
Yes, sir.
That's Schubert's The Linden Tree.
303
00:23:09,217 --> 00:23:10,548
Hello, Peter.
304
00:23:10,618 --> 00:23:14,577
This is one of your favorites.
Come and join in. lt'll help Toni.
305
00:23:17,392 --> 00:23:19,587
You sing the alto line, Peter.
306
00:23:20,828 --> 00:23:22,523
l've always sung the lead.
307
00:23:22,597 --> 00:23:25,794
lt's a little high for you now.
Try the alto this time.
308
00:23:31,706 --> 00:23:34,004
:singing!
309
00:24:34,669 --> 00:24:37,103
Good. You sing well together.
310
00:24:37,171 --> 00:24:40,868
When you're a famous conductor,
don't leave Schubert out, Peter.
311
00:24:40,942 --> 00:24:43,069
You know what he meant.
312
00:24:43,144 --> 00:24:44,441
There's still some light.
313
00:24:44,512 --> 00:24:47,413
Peter, take Toni out for some
fresh air before bedtime, hm?
314
00:24:47,849 --> 00:24:49,146
Yes, sir.
315
00:24:56,858 --> 00:24:59,691
:humming while playing piano!
316
00:25:11,205 --> 00:25:12,604
:song ends!
317
00:25:13,708 --> 00:25:16,609
But why do you blame me?
He asked me to sing.
318
00:25:16,678 --> 00:25:19,272
That's my song. l've always sung it.
319
00:25:19,347 --> 00:25:21,338
Herr Heller said
we sing well together.
320
00:25:21,416 --> 00:25:26,376
Look, l'm the leader in this choir.
l will be for a year yet.
321
00:25:26,454 --> 00:25:29,685
And l'm not singing any duets
with any new kid.
322
00:25:30,858 --> 00:25:32,951
Hey, over here,
323
00:25:59,787 --> 00:26:02,449
:Toni! Hey, leave that alone.
324
00:26:02,523 --> 00:26:03,820
ls it yours?
325
00:26:03,891 --> 00:26:06,758
Yes. My dad gave it to me
last Christmas.
326
00:26:06,828 --> 00:26:09,160
lt's got two wavebands,
seven transistors.
327
00:26:10,465 --> 00:26:12,899
Boy, l never saw one
like this before.
328
00:26:12,967 --> 00:26:15,060
- How do you turn it on?
- No, don't.
329
00:26:15,136 --> 00:26:18,105
A radio?
You're not supposed to have it here.
330
00:26:18,172 --> 00:26:21,539
lt's mine, Peter. l'm taking it home
with me this weekend.
331
00:26:21,609 --> 00:26:23,634
Anyway, l wasn't playing it.
332
00:26:24,512 --> 00:26:27,037
Come on, Peter, let's have some music.
333
00:26:27,115 --> 00:26:30,949
- Uh-uh. lt's against the rules.
- There's nobody around.
334
00:26:31,018 --> 00:26:33,987
No, don't do it.
We'll get into trouble.
335
00:26:37,258 --> 00:26:40,819
You'll get into trouble.
lt's your radio.
336
00:26:41,629 --> 00:26:44,029
:radio clicks on and jazz music plays!
337
00:26:55,610 --> 00:26:57,202
:boys chattering!
338
00:26:57,278 --> 00:26:58,609
Give me that,
339
00:26:59,380 --> 00:27:00,404
Try and get it.
340
00:27:09,023 --> 00:27:10,888
:grunts!
341
00:27:12,226 --> 00:27:14,217
:indistinct chattering!
342
00:27:26,073 --> 00:27:28,439
:music and commotion continues!
343
00:27:53,434 --> 00:27:54,765
Ahh,
344
00:28:17,625 --> 00:28:20,116
:music and commotion continues!
345
00:28:30,204 --> 00:28:31,330
Watch it,
346
00:28:42,583 --> 00:28:43,572
Hey, Toni.
347
00:28:47,188 --> 00:28:49,281
:music continues!
348
00:28:50,858 --> 00:28:53,292
:music continues!
349
00:29:00,034 --> 00:29:01,763
:music stops!
350
00:29:38,973 --> 00:29:40,873
You're wanted in the director's office.
351
00:29:43,878 --> 00:29:45,140
What for?
352
00:29:47,915 --> 00:29:49,007
Can't you guess?
353
00:29:53,321 --> 00:29:54,811
Come on, hurry up.
354
00:29:56,223 --> 00:29:57,952
lt wasn't only me.
355
00:30:00,261 --> 00:30:02,320
You're the one who got caught.
356
00:30:04,365 --> 00:30:05,423
Go on.
357
00:30:13,774 --> 00:30:15,901
Do you think he'll tell?
358
00:30:20,548 --> 00:30:22,140
How do l know?
359
00:30:44,805 --> 00:30:46,102
:Eisinger! Come in.
360
00:31:04,191 --> 00:31:08,150
Well, Toni, you've completed
your period of probation.
361
00:31:08,229 --> 00:31:11,289
Herr Heller came in to see me,
and we had a long talk about you.
362
00:31:15,670 --> 00:31:19,538
l've studied your report card.
Your grades are not too good.
363
00:31:19,607 --> 00:31:23,202
Although, your teachers assure me
that you are determined to improve.
364
00:31:25,212 --> 00:31:26,645
And so...
365
00:31:29,383 --> 00:31:32,580
...we have decided to accept you
as a Vienna choirboy.
366
00:31:38,559 --> 00:31:39,548
Well?
367
00:31:40,995 --> 00:31:44,055
- You mean l can stay?
- We want you to stay.
368
00:31:53,974 --> 00:31:55,271
Hey,
369
00:31:55,342 --> 00:31:58,641
Peter, l can stay,
Herr Eisinger told me l can stay.
370
00:31:58,713 --> 00:32:00,613
What about last night?
Did you talk?
371
00:32:00,681 --> 00:32:03,081
He didn't even ask me.
Herr Heller was there too.
372
00:32:03,150 --> 00:32:04,981
l'm sure he hadn't said anything.
373
00:32:05,052 --> 00:32:06,917
That's 'cause it was you.
374
00:32:09,890 --> 00:32:12,120
Anyway, l'm really in the choir now.
375
00:32:12,193 --> 00:32:14,525
And we're giving a concert in two weeks
at the children's hospital,
376
00:32:14,595 --> 00:32:16,927
and Herr Heller says
l'm going to sing a solo.
377
00:32:16,997 --> 00:32:19,898
- For eight bars?
- No, a whole song.
378
00:32:19,967 --> 00:32:21,628
And we're all going
to dress up for it.
379
00:32:21,702 --> 00:32:23,795
lt's called The Postman.
Do you know it?
380
00:32:25,272 --> 00:32:28,366
Yeah. Yeah, l know it.
381
00:32:28,442 --> 00:32:30,808
l've got to find Friedel
and tell him l'm staying.
382
00:32:45,860 --> 00:32:48,522
:playing offbeat music with birdcalls!
383
00:33:23,931 --> 00:33:26,024
You know the cue
for you and Peter to come in?
384
00:33:26,100 --> 00:33:27,692
- Yes, sir.
- Good.
385
00:33:29,970 --> 00:33:32,029
l've never sung
to an audience before.
386
00:33:33,841 --> 00:33:35,138
Not a solo.
387
00:33:36,577 --> 00:33:38,169
Come on, get into it.
388
00:33:40,748 --> 00:33:44,047
- lt feels too big.
- lt is too big. lt was made for me.
389
00:33:44,118 --> 00:33:46,109
l always sang The Postman song.
390
00:33:46,187 --> 00:33:48,883
l'm sorry, Peter.
lt was Herr Heller's idea.
391
00:33:50,224 --> 00:33:51,714
Maybe you won't sing it.
392
00:33:52,793 --> 00:33:54,761
Maybe you'll miss your entrance cue.
393
00:33:56,030 --> 00:33:57,861
Heller wouldn't like that, would he?
394
00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:00,690
:door locks!
395
00:34:00,768 --> 00:34:02,133
Peter,
396
00:34:04,738 --> 00:34:06,000
Peter, let me out,
397
00:34:07,341 --> 00:34:09,206
Unlock the door. Please, Peter.
398
00:34:09,276 --> 00:34:12,541
Ferdy, go and see
what's keeping Toni and Peter.
399
00:34:12,613 --> 00:34:13,705
Yes, sir.
400
00:34:18,619 --> 00:34:19,608
Where's Toni?
401
00:34:19,687 --> 00:34:21,678
- l've locked him in.
- What?
402
00:34:21,755 --> 00:34:22,949
Just to scare him.
403
00:34:24,592 --> 00:34:27,117
Peter, Please open the door,
404
00:34:27,194 --> 00:34:29,526
Don't worry,
l'll let him out in time.
405
00:34:42,209 --> 00:34:45,042
:classical music plays!
406
00:35:02,463 --> 00:35:06,331
! Our mail is on its way
407
00:35:07,201 --> 00:35:11,331
Go on, Peter, let him out now.
lt's his first solo.
408
00:35:12,139 --> 00:35:13,333
All right.
409
00:35:16,343 --> 00:35:17,537
OK, Toni...
410
00:35:23,317 --> 00:35:24,614
Look.
411
00:35:26,220 --> 00:35:27,414
:muffled!
412
00:35:29,290 --> 00:35:31,986
:choir continues singing!
413
00:35:46,140 --> 00:35:49,598
! His back is bent beneath the load
414
00:35:49,677 --> 00:35:54,080
! The letters, we're awaiting
415
00:35:54,148 --> 00:35:57,743
! The news, anticipating
416
00:35:57,818 --> 00:36:01,686
! My goodness, we all feel the same
417
00:36:01,755 --> 00:36:05,748
! It's time the postman came
418
00:36:07,795 --> 00:36:08,989
Again.
419
00:36:10,497 --> 00:36:13,989
! It's time the mailman came
420
00:36:14,068 --> 00:36:18,061
! Our watches say the same
421
00:36:25,312 --> 00:36:28,975
! The letters, we are awaiting
422
00:36:29,049 --> 00:36:32,985
! The news, anticipating
423
00:36:33,053 --> 00:36:36,614
! My goodness, we all feel the same
424
00:36:36,690 --> 00:36:40,421
! It's time the postman came
425
00:36:40,494 --> 00:36:44,590
! Here's mail for one and all
426
00:36:44,665 --> 00:36:47,793
! Now answer to my call
427
00:36:48,435 --> 00:36:50,596
! For you, a letter
428
00:36:50,671 --> 00:36:56,337
! And, for thee
a package from across the sea
429
00:36:56,410 --> 00:37:00,540
! The parcels, fascinating
430
00:37:00,614 --> 00:37:04,516
! And letters here are waiting
431
00:37:04,585 --> 00:37:08,749
! So gather round and you shall see
432
00:37:08,822 --> 00:37:12,758
! Here's mail for one and all
433
00:37:12,826 --> 00:37:16,489
! So gather round and we shall see
434
00:37:16,563 --> 00:37:20,124
! There's mail for one and all !
435
00:37:34,915 --> 00:37:36,940
- Toni.
- Yes, sir.
436
00:37:37,017 --> 00:37:40,043
l want to talk to you
about your entrance today.
437
00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:42,748
Don't you think it was
a little bit foolish of you?
438
00:38:01,208 --> 00:38:02,368
Peter.
439
00:38:05,879 --> 00:38:10,646
That stunt of young Toni's,
spectacular, but a little dangerous.
440
00:38:10,717 --> 00:38:12,582
Did you know about it?
441
00:38:12,653 --> 00:38:13,642
Yes, sir.
442
00:38:13,720 --> 00:38:15,278
Of course, he swore you didn't.
443
00:38:15,355 --> 00:38:18,415
He said he thought it up
all by himself.
444
00:38:18,492 --> 00:38:20,392
But he might have fallen, you know.
445
00:38:20,461 --> 00:38:22,986
l'm sorry, sir. lt was my fault.
446
00:38:23,063 --> 00:38:24,997
Well, maybe.
447
00:38:25,065 --> 00:38:27,693
l don't expect you to be
a flock of angels,
448
00:38:27,768 --> 00:38:29,929
even though you sing like them.
449
00:38:30,003 --> 00:38:32,096
But you are the eldest, Peter.
450
00:38:33,207 --> 00:38:34,196
All right.
451
00:38:34,274 --> 00:38:36,139
Anyway, his solo was good, wasn't it?
452
00:38:36,210 --> 00:38:37,939
Yes, it was.
453
00:38:38,011 --> 00:38:41,845
Take a little interest in him
and help him along, if you can.
454
00:38:44,518 --> 00:38:45,678
Good.
455
00:38:52,226 --> 00:38:54,558
:boy singing!
456
00:39:25,325 --> 00:39:26,553
Why are you learning that?
457
00:39:26,627 --> 00:39:30,290
l'm supposed to sing it
at High Mass, Sunday.
458
00:39:30,364 --> 00:39:32,798
But it's so hard.
l'm not really good enough.
459
00:39:32,866 --> 00:39:34,333
Who says so?
460
00:39:40,941 --> 00:39:42,203
Come on.
461
00:39:47,247 --> 00:39:51,308
So, it was all your own idea, was it?
462
00:39:51,385 --> 00:39:52,943
What?
463
00:39:53,020 --> 00:39:55,784
Oh, climbing in through the window.
464
00:39:55,856 --> 00:39:58,120
Yes. 'Course it was.
465
00:40:00,194 --> 00:40:01,252
Come on, sing.
466
00:40:01,328 --> 00:40:03,523
:singing!
467
00:40:15,943 --> 00:40:18,639
No. No, no, no.
You're taking it too slow.
468
00:40:18,712 --> 00:40:19,838
Sorry.
469
00:40:20,681 --> 00:40:22,979
:singing!
470
00:40:31,825 --> 00:40:33,725
Again, from here.
471
00:40:35,662 --> 00:40:37,653
:singing!
472
00:40:50,711 --> 00:40:53,339
:classical music plays!
473
00:41:27,881 --> 00:41:30,111
:sighing!
474
00:41:30,183 --> 00:41:31,548
:chuckles!
475
00:41:32,819 --> 00:41:35,083
Stop fidgeting.
476
00:41:35,155 --> 00:41:37,316
Why don't they
give us cushions to sit on?
477
00:41:37,391 --> 00:41:40,485
Be quiet.
Remember where you are.
478
00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:43,028
l know that all right.
479
00:41:43,096 --> 00:41:45,189
How much longer?
480
00:41:45,265 --> 00:41:46,960
Shhh,
481
00:41:52,973 --> 00:41:55,407
:singing!
482
00:44:22,989 --> 00:44:24,479
He sings again, doesn't he?
483
00:44:24,558 --> 00:44:26,549
l think so. Shhh.
484
00:46:57,477 --> 00:46:58,967
:song ends!
485
00:47:11,091 --> 00:47:14,219
:accordion music playing!
486
00:47:14,294 --> 00:47:16,421
:boys singing!
487
00:48:33,940 --> 00:48:36,340
:chattering indistinctly!
488
00:48:36,409 --> 00:48:38,036
- :Max! Toni.
- Yes?
489
00:48:38,111 --> 00:48:40,306
- Where's Peter? Have you seen him?
- No, l haven't.
490
00:48:40,380 --> 00:48:42,143
He hasn't eaten his lunch yet.
491
00:48:42,215 --> 00:48:43,842
Go and look for him,
will you, please?
492
00:48:43,917 --> 00:48:46,750
- OK, l will.
- Hey, wait for me.
493
00:48:56,196 --> 00:48:58,562
:Peter humming!
494
00:50:03,463 --> 00:50:04,794
:stops humming!
495
00:50:12,238 --> 00:50:13,569
Might have been Heller himself.
496
00:50:13,640 --> 00:50:16,370
- Best orchestra l ever heard.
- Especially the strings.
497
00:50:20,680 --> 00:50:23,274
No, Give it back,
lt's none of your business,
498
00:50:24,184 --> 00:50:27,119
lt's a song. Words and all.
ls it yours, Peter?
499
00:50:28,555 --> 00:50:29,954
Let me see.
500
00:50:30,723 --> 00:50:32,213
Come on, boys, let's sing it.
501
00:50:32,292 --> 00:50:33,725
OK.
502
00:50:35,295 --> 00:50:37,229
- You'd only laugh.
- Why should we?
503
00:50:37,297 --> 00:50:38,924
Come on, Peter, you conduct.
504
00:50:38,998 --> 00:50:40,260
Go on, Peter.
505
00:50:40,333 --> 00:50:42,062
Yeah, give us the note.
506
00:50:42,135 --> 00:50:44,797
All right...
507
00:50:44,871 --> 00:50:46,668
...but if you laugh...
508
00:50:47,807 --> 00:50:49,399
...l'll murder the bunch of you.
509
00:50:51,678 --> 00:50:53,612
All right, here's the note.
510
00:50:53,680 --> 00:50:55,204
:hums note!
511
00:50:55,281 --> 00:50:56,646
Now.
512
00:50:57,283 --> 00:50:59,478
! Oh, once upon a time
513
00:50:59,552 --> 00:51:01,452
! Oh, once upon a time
514
00:51:01,521 --> 00:51:03,648
! There lived a hen, and every day
515
00:51:03,723 --> 00:51:05,588
! As hens will do, an egg she'd lay
516
00:51:05,658 --> 00:51:07,592
! And thought she was sublime
517
00:51:07,660 --> 00:51:09,651
! And thought she was sublime
518
00:51:09,729 --> 00:51:11,594
:mimicking chicken clucking musically!
519
00:51:11,664 --> 00:51:15,225
! And thought she was sublime
520
00:51:16,236 --> 00:51:18,466
! And nearby was a stream
521
00:51:18,538 --> 00:51:20,529
! And nearby was a stream
522
00:51:20,607 --> 00:51:22,336
! And in the stream there lived a trout
523
00:51:22,408 --> 00:51:24,376
! Who very calmly swam about
524
00:51:24,444 --> 00:51:26,139
! And listened to her scream
525
00:51:26,212 --> 00:51:28,305
! And listened to her scream
526
00:51:28,381 --> 00:51:31,748
:clucking!
527
00:51:34,988 --> 00:51:38,685
! And listened to her scream
528
00:51:39,626 --> 00:51:42,424
! The trout said to the hen
529
00:51:42,495 --> 00:51:45,487
! The trout said to the hen
530
00:51:45,565 --> 00:51:48,932
! Why such a fuss forjust one, dear?
531
00:51:49,002 --> 00:51:52,301
! I lay a million eggs a year
532
00:51:52,372 --> 00:51:55,034
! And never flip a fin
533
00:51:55,108 --> 00:51:58,202
! And never flip a fin
534
00:51:58,278 --> 00:52:00,576
:clucking musically!
535
00:52:00,647 --> 00:52:03,673
! Nor end up in a tin
536
00:52:03,750 --> 00:52:08,710
! Nor end up in a tin
537
00:52:09,355 --> 00:52:12,188
:clucking musically rapidly!
538
00:52:21,000 --> 00:52:24,800
IMax joining]
! Nor end up in a tin !
539
00:52:37,283 --> 00:52:41,481
:piano and oboe music playing!
540
00:53:00,406 --> 00:53:01,930
:Toni plays wrong note!
541
00:53:03,042 --> 00:53:05,272
Never mind, let's do it again.
542
00:53:05,345 --> 00:53:07,540
He's frowning terribly, Mom.
543
00:53:08,481 --> 00:53:10,813
Aw, don't you worry, dear.
544
00:53:10,883 --> 00:53:13,408
l'll deal with him. Come on.
545
00:54:01,100 --> 00:54:04,763
Hello, Dad.
lt's not very good, is it?
546
00:54:04,837 --> 00:54:06,464
lt's not good at all.
547
00:54:06,539 --> 00:54:09,599
But look, dear,
just because they say his...
548
00:54:09,675 --> 00:54:11,905
What is that you were playing?
549
00:54:11,978 --> 00:54:14,208
That? Oh, it's Mozart.
550
00:54:14,280 --> 00:54:15,975
Do you have a lesson every day?
551
00:54:16,049 --> 00:54:18,745
- Most days.
- Besides your singing?
552
00:54:18,818 --> 00:54:21,082
We sing every day, of course.
553
00:54:22,789 --> 00:54:25,917
Will you take that...
thing on the tour with you?
554
00:54:25,992 --> 00:54:28,825
l suppose so, if l go on the tour.
555
00:54:28,895 --> 00:54:30,886
What do you mean?
You are going, aren't you?
556
00:54:30,963 --> 00:54:34,694
l don't know.
They might not let me, because of that.
557
00:54:36,502 --> 00:54:39,096
You mean because
your arithmetic's not so good,
558
00:54:39,172 --> 00:54:41,504
they'll stop you
from going on the tour?
559
00:54:43,209 --> 00:54:45,302
That's a fine thing, isn't it?
560
00:54:45,378 --> 00:54:47,346
Well, l won't have it.
561
00:54:48,314 --> 00:54:51,215
But you always said
if his schoolwork wasn't good, you...
562
00:54:51,284 --> 00:54:52,911
Never mind what l said.
563
00:54:52,985 --> 00:54:56,614
The boy's a musician,
any fool can see that.
564
00:54:56,689 --> 00:54:58,520
And l'm not having them
spoil his chances
565
00:54:58,591 --> 00:55:01,059
for the sake of a lot of figures.
566
00:55:01,127 --> 00:55:03,095
Dad, you mean it?
567
00:55:03,896 --> 00:55:07,923
You leave it to me, son.
l'll talk to that director of yours.
568
00:55:08,000 --> 00:55:09,627
Come on, now.
569
00:55:11,270 --> 00:55:12,794
Let's hear some more music.
570
00:55:14,006 --> 00:55:16,497
Arithmetic, :scoffs!
571
00:55:18,010 --> 00:55:19,705
No, no, no, not that.
572
00:55:20,513 --> 00:55:21,810
Sing.
573
00:55:24,617 --> 00:55:27,085
:Mrs. Fiala plays piano!
574
00:55:29,956 --> 00:55:32,083
:singing in German!
575
00:55:42,268 --> 00:55:44,759
:Mrs. Fiala joins singing!
576
00:55:54,680 --> 00:55:57,080
:Mr. Fiala hums to music!
577
00:56:07,760 --> 00:56:10,058
:singing!
578
00:56:22,642 --> 00:56:24,576
:song ends!
579
00:56:25,678 --> 00:56:29,079
But, Herr Fiala,
when Toni first came here,
580
00:56:29,148 --> 00:56:31,708
it was you who insisted
it was his schooling that mattered.
581
00:56:31,784 --> 00:56:33,684
A man can change his mind, can't he?
582
00:56:33,753 --> 00:56:37,189
But in three or four years' time,
when his voice breaks...
583
00:56:37,256 --> 00:56:40,919
Arithmetic, who cares
if he's not so good at it?
584
00:56:40,993 --> 00:56:44,827
He's not going to be a bank clerk
or a lawyer or a bookkeeper, is he?
585
00:56:45,431 --> 00:56:46,796
Possibly not.
586
00:56:48,601 --> 00:56:51,798
Let me tell you, that boy's got talent.
587
00:56:51,871 --> 00:56:55,329
And if you can't see it, l can.
588
00:56:55,408 --> 00:56:56,670
l'm sorry, Herr Eisinger.
589
00:56:56,742 --> 00:57:00,234
l'm afraid my husband
is rather outspoken.
590
00:57:00,313 --> 00:57:02,713
l know my own mind, that's all.
591
00:57:03,249 --> 00:57:07,447
But you understand, don't you, that
the final decision must rest with me?
592
00:57:07,520 --> 00:57:09,545
All the other boys are going,
aren't they?
593
00:57:09,622 --> 00:57:11,214
As it happens, yes.
594
00:57:11,290 --> 00:57:13,485
Their schoolwork was satisfactory.
595
00:57:13,559 --> 00:57:17,188
And Toni's wasn't? All right, then.
596
00:57:18,164 --> 00:57:21,429
But l want him to go on that tour,
and that's final,
597
00:57:23,102 --> 00:57:24,660
Your husband may not be a musician,
598
00:57:24,737 --> 00:57:27,171
but he knows
how to change his tune, doesn't he?
599
00:57:30,409 --> 00:57:32,536
:piano music playing!
600
00:57:37,183 --> 00:57:40,641
! Alas, my love
601
00:57:40,720 --> 00:57:45,123
! You do me wrong
602
00:57:45,191 --> 00:57:51,187
! To cast me off discourteously
603
00:57:52,365 --> 00:57:58,361
! And I have loved you so long
604
00:57:59,905 --> 00:58:03,966
! Delighting in
605
00:58:04,043 --> 00:58:07,945
! Your company
606
00:58:09,048 --> 00:58:12,176
! Greensleeves
607
00:58:12,251 --> 00:58:16,915
! Was all my joy
608
00:58:16,989 --> 00:58:20,584
! Greensleeves
609
00:58:20,660 --> 00:58:26,030
! Was my delight
610
00:58:26,098 --> 00:58:28,532
! Greensleeves
611
00:58:28,601 --> 00:58:33,265
! Was my heart of gold
612
00:58:33,339 --> 00:58:38,777
! And who but my Lady
613
00:58:38,844 --> 00:58:42,575
! Greensleeves !
614
00:58:48,120 --> 00:58:49,417
Very nice, fellows.
615
00:58:49,488 --> 00:58:52,355
But you haven't told us yet
where we're going on tour this year.
616
00:58:52,425 --> 00:58:54,825
- You must tell us now.
- Please, sir.
617
00:58:54,894 --> 00:58:57,419
All right, all right.
618
00:58:57,496 --> 00:59:01,057
We're going to lndia,
619
00:59:01,133 --> 00:59:04,034
Japan and Australia.
620
00:59:04,103 --> 00:59:06,264
:all cheering loudly!
621
00:59:07,440 --> 00:59:08,600
Wow,
622
00:59:08,674 --> 00:59:10,972
l told you it was gonna be Australia,
623
00:59:11,043 --> 00:59:12,601
l'm gonna buy a boomerang.
624
00:59:12,678 --> 00:59:14,339
:mimics boomerang sound!
625
00:59:14,413 --> 00:59:16,438
:loud thud!
626
00:59:17,817 --> 00:59:19,876
And now about the Strauss opera.
627
00:59:21,354 --> 00:59:25,120
l've picked the cast
and the director has approved it.
628
00:59:26,225 --> 00:59:29,922
Peter, this time
you'll play Kipfel the baker.
629
00:59:29,995 --> 00:59:31,895
lt's within your range and not too high.
630
00:59:31,964 --> 00:59:33,488
Yes, sir.
631
00:59:34,367 --> 00:59:36,358
Uh, Friedel,
632
00:59:36,435 --> 00:59:39,461
you'll be Mitzi,
the baker's daughter, all right?
633
00:59:39,538 --> 00:59:41,904
Yes, sir.
Who's going to be my boyfriend?
634
00:59:41,974 --> 00:59:43,669
Franz...
635
00:59:44,110 --> 00:59:46,101
Let's see, now...
636
00:59:46,178 --> 00:59:48,078
Oh, yes. That'll be you, Toni.
637
00:59:51,684 --> 00:59:54,949
Joseph, you'll play the dandy.
638
00:59:55,020 --> 00:59:57,250
Ferdy, you are the policeman.
639
00:59:57,323 --> 00:59:59,951
And, Gerhard, you'll be
the captain of the guard.
640
01:00:00,025 --> 01:00:01,322
Yes, sir.
641
01:00:06,265 --> 01:00:07,459
Hey,
642
01:00:11,070 --> 01:00:13,402
They should be turned up,
shouldn't they?
643
01:00:13,472 --> 01:00:16,100
Don't take them off, l'll pin them.
644
01:00:18,411 --> 01:00:20,436
Come here, Friedel.
645
01:00:20,513 --> 01:00:22,708
Stand still, will you?
646
01:00:25,317 --> 01:00:26,682
That's right.
647
01:00:28,554 --> 01:00:30,715
Oh, Mitzi, will you marry me?
648
01:00:30,790 --> 01:00:31,984
Ouch,
649
01:00:32,892 --> 01:00:34,359
lsn't she sweet?
650
01:00:34,427 --> 01:00:36,088
May l see you home?
651
01:00:53,379 --> 01:00:55,711
:singing!
652
01:01:02,321 --> 01:01:04,255
:voice cracks!
653
01:01:08,360 --> 01:01:10,419
:voice cracks!
654
01:01:19,405 --> 01:01:21,270
Has it really broken, Peter?
655
01:01:23,108 --> 01:01:24,632
Maybe it's just the top notes.
656
01:01:24,710 --> 01:01:26,143
You could fake them.
657
01:01:27,379 --> 01:01:29,438
No.
658
01:01:29,515 --> 01:01:30,743
lt's gone.
659
01:01:30,816 --> 01:01:32,807
What are you going to do?
660
01:01:34,286 --> 01:01:35,685
You know the part.
661
01:01:37,289 --> 01:01:38,415
Here.
662
01:01:43,028 --> 01:01:44,086
Hey, Toni,
663
01:01:49,502 --> 01:01:50,901
What's the matter?
664
01:01:55,174 --> 01:01:58,769
lt's... lt's Peter.
His voice is gone.
665
01:01:58,844 --> 01:02:02,678
- Gone?
- lt's broken. He can't sing anymore.
666
01:02:03,949 --> 01:02:06,816
- Not at all?
- l heard it. Just now.
667
01:02:06,886 --> 01:02:08,979
But if he can't sing...
668
01:02:09,054 --> 01:02:12,546
He said l'd have to play for him.
l know the part.
669
01:02:13,792 --> 01:02:15,020
Where is Peter?
670
01:02:15,094 --> 01:02:18,188
He ran out. What should we do?
671
01:02:18,264 --> 01:02:20,732
Nothing yet. And don't tell anyone.
672
01:02:28,274 --> 01:02:30,674
:boys singing musical scales!
673
01:03:05,110 --> 01:03:07,271
:boy singing musical scales!
674
01:03:08,180 --> 01:03:10,205
How many vacancies
are there this time?
675
01:03:10,282 --> 01:03:11,306
Only two, l think.
676
01:03:12,618 --> 01:03:14,017
Three.
677
01:03:18,490 --> 01:03:21,050
:boys continue singing!
678
01:03:26,465 --> 01:03:28,330
Hey, Joseph. Have you seen Peter?
679
01:03:28,400 --> 01:03:30,425
Peter? No, l haven't.
680
01:03:40,846 --> 01:03:43,007
:Peter singing with cracked voice!
681
01:03:49,888 --> 01:03:52,823
:Peter continues singing!
682
01:03:56,996 --> 01:03:58,623
:voice cracks!
683
01:04:00,432 --> 01:04:02,059
:continues singing!
684
01:04:02,134 --> 01:04:03,465
:voice cracks!
685
01:04:05,771 --> 01:04:07,329
Peter.
686
01:04:22,921 --> 01:04:24,616
Bet l can beat you to the top.
687
01:04:25,991 --> 01:04:27,356
Bet you can't.
688
01:04:29,061 --> 01:04:30,653
Come on, then.
689
01:04:37,970 --> 01:04:39,198
Go.
690
01:04:46,478 --> 01:04:47,467
What's the matter?
691
01:04:48,480 --> 01:04:49,879
:gasping!
692
01:04:49,948 --> 01:04:51,609
Didn't eat your spinach today?
693
01:04:53,018 --> 01:04:54,178
l'm sorry, Peter.
694
01:04:55,954 --> 01:04:58,946
- What for?
- Ferdy told me.
695
01:05:00,826 --> 01:05:02,851
l don't know what you're talking about.
696
01:05:02,928 --> 01:05:05,522
l heard it, too, just now.
697
01:05:06,865 --> 01:05:09,231
Oh, well.
698
01:05:09,301 --> 01:05:12,327
That happens to all of us
sooner or later.
699
01:05:12,404 --> 01:05:14,395
Are you sure it's gone?
700
01:05:16,842 --> 01:05:19,174
l'm not a choirboy anymore.
701
01:05:20,879 --> 01:05:23,074
That's not everything.
702
01:05:23,148 --> 01:05:27,608
l'll have more time for composing,
learning to conduct.
703
01:05:29,188 --> 01:05:31,019
l'll go to the conservatory.
704
01:05:33,092 --> 01:05:38,291
But, Peter, what about the tour?
You won't be able to go.
705
01:05:42,968 --> 01:05:46,495
Maybe it's just a cold.
Maybe it'll be back tomorrow.
706
01:05:50,943 --> 01:05:54,743
Peter, where are you going?
707
01:05:54,813 --> 01:05:57,714
You can't see Herr Heller,
he's gone downtown.
708
01:05:58,417 --> 01:06:00,578
l'll see him when he comes back, then.
709
01:06:00,652 --> 01:06:03,815
Don't tell him, Peter.
Please don't tell him.
710
01:06:03,889 --> 01:06:06,824
Why not?
l can't sing anymore.
711
01:06:06,892 --> 01:06:10,293
l know, but maybe there's a way.
712
01:06:10,362 --> 01:06:13,991
Anyway, don't tell him yet.
Please, Peter.
713
01:06:14,066 --> 01:06:15,761
l've got to tell him.
714
01:06:16,769 --> 01:06:18,396
We'll think of something.
715
01:06:18,470 --> 01:06:20,700
With the dress rehearsal tomorrow?
716
01:06:21,807 --> 01:06:23,434
Why don't you grow up?
717
01:07:08,587 --> 01:07:09,815
Hello, Peter.
718
01:07:09,888 --> 01:07:12,186
Have you come to lend us a hand?
719
01:07:12,257 --> 01:07:14,088
Sir, l wanted to talk to you.
720
01:07:14,159 --> 01:07:17,595
Right. Won't be a minute.
Hey, catch this cable.
721
01:07:19,731 --> 01:07:21,096
ls it something urgent?
722
01:07:21,166 --> 01:07:22,963
Well...
723
01:07:23,035 --> 01:07:26,334
Now, plug it into the wall, over there.
724
01:07:27,372 --> 01:07:29,363
He'll never get away with it.
They'll notice.
725
01:07:29,441 --> 01:07:31,341
Not if we work it right.
726
01:07:31,410 --> 01:07:33,878
He'll just have to keep his mouth shut
until we leave, that's all.
727
01:07:33,946 --> 01:07:35,846
:all chuckling!
728
01:07:35,914 --> 01:07:37,279
That'll take some doing.
729
01:07:37,349 --> 01:07:38,646
Not if we all help him.
730
01:07:38,717 --> 01:07:40,947
He won't let us. He'll tell Heller.
731
01:07:41,019 --> 01:07:42,543
That's why we've got to hurry.
732
01:07:44,156 --> 01:07:47,182
lt's worth it, isn't it?
To have him on the tour with us.
733
01:07:48,160 --> 01:07:49,821
They'll send him back
as soon as they find out.
734
01:07:49,895 --> 01:07:51,226
All the way from lndia?
735
01:07:51,296 --> 01:07:53,264
What will he do, then? He can't sing.
736
01:07:54,867 --> 01:07:57,995
He can help Herr Heller, look after
the music, that sort of thing.
737
01:07:58,070 --> 01:08:00,561
What about tomorrow, though?
The dress rehearsal?
738
01:08:00,639 --> 01:08:03,608
He has to sing a solo.
That's sure to give him away.
739
01:08:06,578 --> 01:08:07,840
Ferdy's gonna sing for him.
740
01:08:08,847 --> 01:08:10,178
What?
741
01:08:11,383 --> 01:08:13,044
- Shh,
- How?
742
01:08:13,785 --> 01:08:16,413
l've thought it all out.
There's a way.
743
01:08:19,191 --> 01:08:20,522
Sir, l just wanted to...
744
01:08:20,592 --> 01:08:23,117
lt won't take a minute,
then l'll be down.
745
01:08:23,762 --> 01:08:25,354
Yes, sir.
746
01:08:26,331 --> 01:08:29,095
So, that'll do it.
747
01:08:34,973 --> 01:08:36,998
Come and have a look at it
from out front.
748
01:08:39,611 --> 01:08:42,512
Can l say something, please, sir? l...
749
01:08:42,581 --> 01:08:43,570
:Eisinger! Max?
750
01:08:43,649 --> 01:08:46,083
l'd like to check
all the concert dates with you.
751
01:08:46,151 --> 01:08:48,676
- Right now?
- ln my office. Do you mind?
752
01:08:48,754 --> 01:08:51,348
- Of course not.
- Please, sir...
753
01:08:51,423 --> 01:08:54,119
Stay and help them here, Peter.
l'll be right back.
754
01:08:55,193 --> 01:08:56,387
Yes, sir.
755
01:08:57,496 --> 01:08:58,485
Oh, Peter,
756
01:09:00,732 --> 01:09:03,758
l was looking at the song you wrote.
lt's very promising.
757
01:09:03,835 --> 01:09:06,065
Thank you, sir.
758
01:09:06,138 --> 01:09:08,834
Why not put it in as an encore
now and then, Max?
759
01:09:08,907 --> 01:09:11,205
l'd like to. How about it, Peter?
760
01:09:11,276 --> 01:09:13,506
That'd be wonderful, sir.
761
01:09:13,578 --> 01:09:16,240
- Good.
- Come along then, Max.
762
01:09:19,017 --> 01:09:21,144
Hey, hey, what's this?
763
01:09:21,219 --> 01:09:23,414
We just wanted to look
at the stage, sir.
764
01:09:23,488 --> 01:09:25,718
All right, but don't get in the way.
765
01:09:30,228 --> 01:09:31,593
:Toni! Hey, Peter,
766
01:09:38,270 --> 01:09:40,465
- We've got to talk to you.
- What about?
767
01:09:40,539 --> 01:09:42,598
Up in the attic. Come on.
768
01:09:54,786 --> 01:09:57,311
:singing in German to classical music!
769
01:11:23,442 --> 01:11:24,500
Hey.
770
01:14:04,769 --> 01:14:07,602
You're doing great, Peter.
l'm sure they'll think it's you singing.
771
01:14:07,672 --> 01:14:09,105
l'll never keep it up.
772
01:14:09,174 --> 01:14:11,267
Yes, you will. You're doing fine.
773
01:15:02,227 --> 01:15:03,524
Hey,
774
01:16:36,588 --> 01:16:38,021
Hey,
775
01:16:42,227 --> 01:16:43,888
:no singing!
776
01:16:43,962 --> 01:16:46,624
:starts singing!
777
01:17:50,562 --> 01:17:51,893
:stops singing! Hey?
778
01:17:57,135 --> 01:17:59,399
:people murmuring!
779
01:18:00,371 --> 01:18:01,360
ls something wrong?
780
01:18:40,712 --> 01:18:44,148
- l'm sorry, Peter.
- Oh, go away.
781
01:18:44,215 --> 01:18:45,910
l was trying to help you.
782
01:18:45,984 --> 01:18:50,444
And l ended up making a fool of myself,
in front of everybody.
783
01:18:51,222 --> 01:18:53,122
But, if you'd only kept it up...
784
01:18:53,191 --> 01:18:56,718
How could l? He knew, Heller knew,
785
01:18:57,829 --> 01:19:00,457
l'll take the blame. l'll tell him.
786
01:19:00,532 --> 01:19:03,990
Oh, go away. Get out, will you?
787
01:19:15,813 --> 01:19:17,474
Hello, Toni.
788
01:19:18,349 --> 01:19:21,216
lt was my idea.
Peter had nothing to do with it.
789
01:19:21,286 --> 01:19:23,584
l talked the others into it
so he wouldn't miss the tour.
790
01:19:26,491 --> 01:19:27,753
l know.
791
01:19:44,075 --> 01:19:47,135
Why didn't you tell me
about your voice?
792
01:19:47,211 --> 01:19:50,044
We've both known it was going
for some time, haven't we?
793
01:19:52,216 --> 01:19:55,743
lt was just bad luck
it should happen now,
794
01:19:55,820 --> 01:19:57,185
but you should have told me.
795
01:19:57,255 --> 01:20:00,019
l tried to yesterday
when you were fixing the lights.
796
01:20:01,993 --> 01:20:05,554
Then Herr Eisinger came in
and talked about my song.
797
01:20:05,630 --> 01:20:09,430
l see. That did make it tough for you.
798
01:20:09,500 --> 01:20:13,493
lt's not my voice that matters.
That happens to all of us.
799
01:20:14,072 --> 01:20:18,031
lt was being left behind, just when...
800
01:20:18,843 --> 01:20:20,743
Just when what, Peter?
801
01:20:21,813 --> 01:20:26,443
l'd planned to start writing on
the tour. Really work at composition.
802
01:20:26,517 --> 01:20:29,577
- You could do that here.
- l know, but...
803
01:20:29,654 --> 01:20:31,645
But what?
804
01:20:31,723 --> 01:20:36,387
l wanted you to help me. You...
You understand.
805
01:20:37,061 --> 01:20:39,052
And you know what l'm getting at.
806
01:20:39,130 --> 01:20:42,463
Well, maybe when l come back.
807
01:20:47,538 --> 01:20:49,199
Try to see it straight, Peter.
808
01:20:49,841 --> 01:20:54,210
This isn't the end for you,
it's the beginning.
809
01:20:54,278 --> 01:20:56,712
lt's fun being a kid, but...
810
01:20:56,781 --> 01:21:00,945
Well, till now
you've only been rehearsing.
811
01:21:01,019 --> 01:21:03,249
See what l mean?
812
01:21:04,355 --> 01:21:09,190
Anyway, we'll talk about it
some more tomorrow.
813
01:21:33,985 --> 01:21:37,182
Naturally, it's a shame
that this should happen now.
814
01:21:37,255 --> 01:21:40,053
But, for Peter,
there are compensations.
815
01:21:40,124 --> 01:21:43,719
He'll still live here,
he'll work at the music conservatory.
816
01:21:43,795 --> 01:21:46,821
He is talented, no doubt about that.
817
01:21:46,898 --> 01:21:49,560
There's a great promise there,
as Max says.
818
01:21:49,634 --> 01:21:52,603
Which is why l think he deserves
special consideration.
819
01:21:52,670 --> 01:21:56,162
And that's not favoritism.
lt's simply doing our job,
820
01:21:56,240 --> 01:21:58,800
to encourage outstanding talent
when we find it.
821
01:21:58,876 --> 01:22:00,468
l agree with that, of course.
822
01:22:00,545 --> 01:22:02,308
He's still only a boy, don't forget.
823
01:22:02,380 --> 01:22:04,814
He's not sure of himself yet.
824
01:22:04,882 --> 01:22:07,510
He's a little scared of growing up.
825
01:22:07,585 --> 01:22:10,884
So, just for a while,
he still needs other boys around him,
826
01:22:10,955 --> 01:22:13,981
the boys he's worked and played with
for the past four years.
827
01:22:14,058 --> 01:22:16,322
And that's why l say
he should come on this tour.
828
01:22:16,394 --> 01:22:18,225
But, Max, we simply can't afford it.
829
01:22:18,296 --> 01:22:20,958
Not as a passenger.
l'm not suggesting that.
830
01:22:21,032 --> 01:22:23,933
- As what, then?
- As my assistant.
831
01:22:24,836 --> 01:22:27,066
Let him be deputy conductor.
832
01:22:27,138 --> 01:22:30,505
Well, that's certainly
a revolutionary idea.
833
01:22:30,575 --> 01:22:31,837
He could do it.
834
01:22:31,909 --> 01:22:35,037
His knowledge and understanding
are remarkable for his age.
835
01:22:35,113 --> 01:22:37,673
And his technique's not bad at all.
836
01:22:37,749 --> 01:22:40,547
The choir conducted
by one of the boys themselves?
837
01:22:40,618 --> 01:22:43,519
That might be quite effective.
But would it be good?
838
01:22:43,588 --> 01:22:47,957
lt could be.
He wants to conduct and l'd coach him.
839
01:22:48,025 --> 01:22:52,485
And it'd give him the belief in himself
he needs so badly at this moment.
840
01:22:53,164 --> 01:22:54,563
Well, gentlemen,
841
01:22:55,433 --> 01:22:57,833
what's our decision going to be?
842
01:23:00,638 --> 01:23:01,339
:classical music plays!
843
01:23:01,339 --> 01:23:03,102
:classical music plays!
844
01:23:08,946 --> 01:23:11,312
:ship horn blows!
845
01:24:16,080 --> 01:24:18,548
:choir sings!
846
01:28:41,645 --> 01:28:43,613
:song ends!
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