In Dresden's classical music world, female students learn from an opinionated conductor and a pompous dance instructor.When their work isn't appreciated, a teacher consoles them, saying Bruckner, Schubert and Wagner were also criticized.

Leo Slezak
as Friedrich Hagedorn, Kapellmeister

Sybille Schmitz
as Carola, seine Nichte

Wolfgang Liebeneiner
as Hans Peters

Hans Junkermann
as Direktor Gregor

Ernst Behmer
as Wittig, Diener

Carl Walther Meyer
as

Walter Ladengast
as Franz Zahlinger

Leopold von Ledebur
as

Klaus Pohl
as

Elsa Wagner
as Mathilde