Waltzes from Vienna

Schani and Resi are oblivious to the danger, lost in a love duet that concludes with Schani telling Resi that he has dedicated his newest song to her. Schani's music attracts the attention of the Countess Helga von Stahl, who is shopping in the dressmaker’s store next door. The Countess learns that Schani is an aspiring musician, she proposes that he set some of her verses to music. With the romantic triangle set up, the next scene sets up the conflict between Schani and his father.