Elisabeth – The Musical by Michael Kunze & Sylvester Levay

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Elisabeth – The Musical by Michael Kunze & Sylvester Levay (Open Air Concert from Schönbrunn Palace)

Treading a tightrope between death, life and intense romance in the opulent world of 19th-century Habsburg royalty, Elisabeth tells the story of the beautiful Empress of Austria, from her wedding, to her tragic assassination by the hand of the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni. Ongoing dark obsessions and inner turmoil are undercurrents as family schisms flare up amidst a crumbling empire. These powerful themes and a potent score brimming with fabulous music have combined to establish Elisabeth as the most successful German-language musical of all time. This spectacular open-air event presents Elisabeth at the fabled empress’s real-life home – Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.


Book & Lyrics – Michael Kunze
Music & Orchestrations – Sylvester Levay


Elisabeth – Maya Hakvoort
Sisi, the Young Elisabeth – Abla Alaoui
Death – Mark Seibert
Luigi Lucheni – David Jakobs
Emperor Franz Joseph – André Bauer
Archduchess Sophie – Daniela Ziegler
Crown Prince Rudolf – Lukas Perman
Rudolf as a Child – Philipp Gruber-Hirschbrich
Duke Max of Bavaria – Hans Neblung
Duchess Ludovika – Katja Berg

Orchester der Vereinigten Bühnen Wien
Conductor – Michael Römer

Stage Director – Gil Mehmert
Choreographer – Simon Eichenberger
Costume Designer – Yan Tax
Lighting Designer – Michael Grundner
Video Director – Ernst Neumayer

Filmed on 30 June and 2 July 2022 at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria

A production by ORF III and VBW, produced by Hey-U! Mediagroup, in cooperation

with Semmel Concerts, in cooperation with Naxos

DVD 2.110749 / Blu-ray NBD0164V

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