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Spring Awakening
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Rock-Musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater
In German and English language with German and English surtitles
1 Intermission
Spring Awakening is a powerful rock musical about growing up, generational conflict, and the turmoil of awakening sexuality. Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and a Grammy, it redefined Broadway’s themes. Based on Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play Frühlings Erwachen, it criticizes social morality while exploring sexuality and repression. Wendla, Melchior, and Moritz face strict parents and teachers as well as unanswered questions about love and desire, with devastating results.
Based on Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play Spring Awakening, the rock musical explores societal morals while shedding light on sexuality and repression. Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik spent seven years developing their adaptation. Working closely with young people, they created a piece that approaches its themes with a fresh and diverse perspective. Because even though we like to think of ourselves as more enlightened today, adolescents still struggle with the many fears, worries, and challenges of growing up. The evocative songs delve into their doubts, fears and their longing for connection.
Program and cast
Stage direction: Frédéric Buhr
Choreography: Klevis Elmazaj
Costume design: Constanza Meza-Lopehandia
Set design: Agnes Hasun
Dramaturgy: Magdalena Hoisbauer
Sound design: Martin Lukesch
Stunt coordinator: Ran Braun
Musical direction: Christian Frank
Wendla: Paula Nocker
Melchior: Paul Aschenwald
Martha: Isabel Saris
Moritz: Teodor Pop
Thea: Myriam Akhoundov
Hänschen: Lorenz Pojer
Anna: Laura Magdalena Goblirsch
Ernst: Camillo Guthmann
Ilse: Hannah Severin
Georg: Jonathan Guth
Otto: Till Ormeloh
Erwachsene Frau: Martina Dorak
Erwachsener Mann: Peter Lesiak
Ensemble: Ehab Eissa
Ensemble: Linda Seefried
Ensemble: Tiziana Lockridge
Ensemble: Johannes Brandweiner
Stunts: Show Talent Network
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The Volksoper is Vienna’s main stage for operetta, opera, musicals and ballet, offering sophisticated musical entertainment. Colourful, eclectic and full of vitality, it is the only theatre dedicated to the genre of operetta.
Operetta belongs to Vienna and Vienna installed it at the home of operetta, Volksopera Vienna, which thereupon became the leading operetta house in the world. First class singers, actors and dancers together with a versatile orchestra cunjure up a musical firework display every evening.
Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán wrote their world famous beloved melodies for operettas such as “The Fledermaus”, “The Merry Widow” and “The Csárdás Princess”. A visit to at least one of these operettas at the Volksopera Vienna is a must for every visitor to Vienna!
Also performed are operas from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, as well as classic musicals and ballet. In addition, the Volksoper has a fifth longstanding and proven speciality: it stages soirées, cabaret and burlesque performances under the name of “Volksoper Spezial”.
In the repertory theatre, which seats 1,337 persons, some 300 performances of around 35 different productions are staged every year between September and June.
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