Schloss- Spiele Kobersdorf 2009
Haydn in Kobersdorf Castle: The Head of Joseph Haydn.
An intrigue play by Michael Korth
What personality is hidden behind the composer Joseph Haydn, and where did he find inspiration for his ingenious musical creations? Many of us are familiar with his music - but who really knows what Joseph Haydn was like as a person? This gave Artistic Director Wolfgang Böck the idea for a commissioned work, and he asked the renowned author Michael Korth to write a piece for the stage. “Der Kopf des Joseph Haydn” (The Head of Joseph Haydn) puts the spotlight on the composer’s personality in an exciting and entertaining way and shows his progress from piano teacher to world-famous composer. But along his path he meets with private and professional turbulences: At the princely court he is surrounded by intrigue and envy. To add to the strain, he is burdened by his unhappy love life and a marriage of convenience. A gentleman named Beethoven leads us knowledgeably through a framework story from Haydn’s day up to the present. The audience can look forward to intense emotions, illuminating background information and unplumbed depths in this quick-moving piece of theatre, which contains fast-paced dance scenes and surprising musical numbers.
Mon, 6 July 2009, (world premiere)
Thur., 9 July 2009
Fri., 10 July 2009
Sat., 11 July 2009
Sun., 12 July 2009
Thur., 16 July 2009
Fri., 17 July 2009
Sat., 18 July 2009
Sun., 19 July 2009
Thur., 23 July 2009
Fri., 24 July 2009
Sat., 25 July 2009
Sun., 26 July 2009
Thur., 30 July 2009
Fri., 31 July 2009
Sat., 1 August 2009
Sun., 2 August 2009
All performances commence at 8.30 p.m.
Performers (in alphabetical order): Wolfgang Böck,
Julia Cencig, Gerhard Essler, Günter Franzmeier, Thomas Freudensprung,
Johanna C. Hohloch, Alexander Jagsch, Andrea Köhler, Ronald Kuste,
Eva Maria Marold, Eva Neubauer, Linde Prelog and others
Johanna C. Hohloch, Alexander Jagsch, Andrea Köhler, Ronald Kuste,
Eva Maria Marold, Eva Neubauer, Linde Prelog and others
Stage direction: Werner Prinz
sets & lighting: Erich Uiberlacker
costumes: Gerti Rindler-Schantl
costumes: Gerti Rindler-Schantl
video: Samuel Käppeli
choreography: Jean-Loup Jordan
production management: Karin Gollowitsch
Motorised accompanying events:
Sunday, 19 July 2009: “Oldtimerfahrt” and Saturday, 25 July 2009: “Bikerfahrt”. On these dates, Wolfgang Böck, in a classic Jaguar (“Oldtimerfahrt”) or on a motorcycle (“Bikerfahrt”), will lead theatre-loving drivers in a convoy of vintage cars or motorcycles, respectively, to the performance at Kobersdorf.
Schloss Kobersdorf, 7332 Kobersdorf, Schlossgasse
Festival Schloss-Spiele Kobersdorf
Tel: +43 (0)2682 662 -11
E-mail: schloss-spiele@kobersdorf.at
Tickets & Information:
Büro Schloss-Spiele Kobersdorf
Schloss Esterházy, 7000 Eisenstadt
Tel: +43 (0)2682 66 211
E-mail: schloss-spiele@kobersdorf.at
www.kobersdorf.at
