Musical and Dance :: “Rudolf – Affaire Mayerling”

This new historical musical tells the tragic tale of the life of Crown Prince Rudolf and his love of Mary Vetsera. The show is in German but is still a great night out even if you don’t speak the language — the music and acting tell the story.

Crown Prince Rudolf was the right man at the right time and place — a visionary whose ideas could have transformed the ossified Habsburg Empire. He was driven by passion, idealism and courage, but lacked political talent. His ardor could have ushered in a new age, but his opponents were able to thwart all his reforms. Finally Rudolf met the love of his life, Mary Vetsera. Her refusal to compromise gave him the strength to take the final journey to Mayerling, “united in love until death”.

The cast promises an outstanding production, with top musical star Uwe Kröger, Wietske van Tongeren, Carin Filipcic (all acclaimed for their roles in “Rebecca“ at the Raimund Theater), Claus Dam and Drew Sarich on the bill. The script was inspired by Frederik Morton’s novel “A Nervous Splendor”, and the score is by “Jekyll & Hyde” composer Frank Wildhorn.

The musical was premiered in Hungarian at the Budapest Operettszinhasz in 2006, and was staged at the Szeged open air festival during the summer of the same year. Now “Rudolf” is finally coming to Vienna’s Raimund Theater in a German language version.

from wien.info