Seefestspiele Mörbisch
The Seefestspiele Mörbisch, originally: Seespiele Mörbisch, is an annual
History
Economic-touristic foundations
The creation and development of the Seespiele Mörbisch was dominated by considerations of tourism policy. When, from 1953 onwards, efforts were made to develop Burgenland's tourism and to transform the visiting and transit area into a place to stay and relax, Lake Neusiedl and the lakeside communities were at the centre of these efforts. In the municipality of Mörbisch am See, the road between Rust and Mörbisch was extended with strong support from the tourism department, an 1800 m long lake dam, which opened up Lake Neusiedl to visitors from Mörbisch, was built and a lido was constructed.[1] Mörbisch became the fourth important tourist community on the lake, alongside Rust, Neusiedl am See and Podersdorf am See. In 1956, the people of Mörbisch invited to a two-day Seefest. Together with the Austrian National Tourist Office , the community organised a so-called Night and Lake Festival, which was attended by 6000 guests. The programme offered night rides in decorated motorboats, music was provided by dance bands, Viennese artists performed a complete cabaret programme, and folk song and dance groups also performed.[2]
In 1957, the Burgenland press announced the first highlight of the development of Mörbisch into a Burgenland tourist centre through the construction of a lakeside hotel..[1] und der Abhaltung von Seespielen an und damit verbunden den Beginn eines neuen Abschnitts burgenländischen Wirtschafts- und Kulturaufstiegs.[3]
Foundation, technical equipment
The initiative for the Seespiele, founded in the years 1955–1957, came from the celebrated chamber singer
After two years of preparation, the opening took place on 6 July 1957 with the operetta The Gypsy Baron by Johann Strauss II.[1]
The lake stage was built in a bay next to the Mörbisch bathing beach on many hundreds of
In 2006, a new sound system developed by the
In 2018, specially staged performances for children were shown for the first time. A one-hour adaptation of
Director of the Mörbisch Lake Festival since its foundation
- 1957–1978: Herbert Alsen (intendant), Franziska Schurli (December 1919, 21 January 1984) (managing Director)
- 1979–1980: Fred Liewehr (artistic director), Franziska Schurli (managing director)[13]
- 1981–1983: Franziska Schurli (artistic director and managing director)[14]
- 1984–1989: Robert Herzl (artistic director)[15] Heinrich Meyer (managing director)[16]
- 1990–1992: Rudolf Buczolich (intendant),[17] Josef Wiedenhofer (managing director).
- 1993–2012: Harald Serafin] (artistic director), Dietmar Posteiner (managing director).
- 2013–2017: Dagmar Schellenberger (artistic director), Dietmar Posteiner (managing director)
- since 2018: Alfons Haider[19]as General Music Director of Burgenland.
From 1995 to 2008,
Performances, artists
Performances
With a total of twelve seasons, The Gypsy Baron is by far the most frequently performed operetta in Mörbisch.
Year | Operetta / * Musical | Composer | Direction |
---|---|---|---|
1957[N 2] and 1958 | The Gypsy Baron | Johann Strauss II | Fritz Diestel bzw. Erwin Euller |
1958 | Eine Nacht in Venedig | Johann Strauss II | Fritz Diestel[21] bzw. Heinz Lambrecht[22] |
1959 and 1960 | The Gypsy Baron | Johann Strauss II | Ernst Pichler |
1959 | Gräfin Mariza
|
Emmerich Kálmán | Alfred Walter[23] |
1960 | Viktoria und ihr Husar | Paul Abraham | Kurt Pscherer |
1961 | Die Csárdásfürstin | Emmerich Kálmán | Kurt Pscherer |
1962 | The Gypsy Baron | Johann Strauss II | Karl Heinz Krahl |
1963 | Gasparone | Carl Millöcker | Otto Ambros |
1964 | Die lustige Witwe | Franz Lehár | Otto Fritz |
1965 | Die Blume von Hawaii
|
Paul Abraham | Otto Fritz |
1966 | The Gypsy Baron | Johann Strauss II | András Mikó |
1967 | Venus in Seid | Robert Stolz | Karl Heinz Haberland |
1968 | Gräfin Mariza | Emmerich Kálmán | András Mikó |
1969 | Der Bettelstudent | Carl Millöcker | Hermann Wedekind |
1970 | Die ungarische Hochzeit | Nico Dostal | Kurt Pscherer |
1971 | Die Csárdásfürstin | Emmerich Kálmán | Kurt Pscherer |
1972 | Eine Nacht in Venedig | Johann Strauss II | Otto Fritz |
1973 | Viktoria und ihr Husar | Paul Abraham | Rolf Kutschera[24] |
1974 | Der Vogelhändler | Carl Zeller | Karl Dönch |
1975 | The Gypsy Baron | Johann Strauss II | András Mikó |
1976 | Das Land des Lächelns
|
Franz Lehár | Karl Dönch |
1977 | Maske in Blau | Fred Raymond | Robert Herzl |
1978 | Die Zirkusprinzessin | Emmerich Kálmán | Robert Herzl |
1979 | Gräfin Mariza | Emmerich Kálmán | Kurt Pscherer |
1980 | Die Fledermaus | Johann Strauss II | Kurt Pscherer |
1981 | The Gypsy Baron | Johann Strauss II | Glado von May |
1982 | Ein Walzertraum | Oscar Straus | Robert Herzl |
1983 | Die gold’ne Meisterin | Edmund Eysler | Robert Herzl |
1984 | Die Zirkusprinzessin | Emmerich Kálmán | Kurt Huemer |
1985 | Im weißen Rößl
|
Ralph Benatzky | Robert Herzl |
1986 | The Gypsy Baron | Johann Strauss II | Robert Herzl |
1987 | Gräfin Mariza | Emmerich Kálmán | Robert Herzl |
1988 | Eine Nacht in Venedig | Johann Strauss II | Robert Herzl |
1989 | Das Land des Lächelns | Franz Lehár | Otto Fritz |
1990 | Die Csárdásfürstin | Emmerich Kálmán | Sándor Nemeth |
1991 | Sissi und Romy | Roland Baumgartner | Edwin Zbonek |
1992 | The Gypsy Baron | Johann Strauss II | Wilfried Steiner |
1993 | Die lustige Witwe | Franz Lehár | Michael Maurer |
1994 | Wiener Blut | Johann Strauss II | Alexander Waechter |
1995 | Der Bettelstudent | Carl Millöcker | Winfried Bauernfeind |
1996 | Die Fledermaus | Johann Strauss II | Elmar Ottenthal |
1997 | Pariser Leben | Jacques Offenbach | Alain Marcel |
1998 | Der Vogelhändler | Carl Zeller | Winfried Bauernfeind |
1999 | Eine Nacht in Venedig | Johann Strauss II | Helmuth Lohner |
2000 | The Gypsy Baron | Johann Strauss II | Heinz Marecek |
2001 | Das Land des Lächelns | Franz Lehár | Winfried Bauernfeind |
2002 | Die Csárdásfürstin | Emmerich Kálmán | Helmuth Lohner |
2003 | Giuditta | Franz Lehár | Gernot Friedel |
2004 | Gräfin Mariza | Emmerich Kálmán | Winfried Bauernfeind |
2005 | Die lustige Witwe | Franz Lehár | Helmuth Lohner |
2006 | Der Graf von Luxemburg | Franz Lehár | Dietmar Pflegerl |
2007 | Wiener Blut | Johann Strauss II | Maximilian Schell |
2008 | Im weißen Rößl
|
Ralph Benatzky | Karl Absenger |
2009 | My Fair Lady | Frederick Loewe | Helmuth Lohner |
2010 | Der Zarewitsch | Franz Lehár | Peter Lund |
2011 | The Gypsy Baron | Johann Strauss II | Brigitte Fassbaender |
2012 | Die Fledermaus | Johann Strauss II | Helmuth Lohner |
2013 | Der Bettelstuden | Carl Millöcker | Ralf Nürnberger |
2014 | Anatevka
|
Jerry Bock | Karl Absenger |
2015 | Eine Nacht in Venedig | Johann Strauss II | Karl Absenger |
2016 | Viktoria und ihr Husar | Paul Abraham | Andreas Gergen |
2017 | Der Vogelhändler | Carl Zeller | Axel Köhler |
2018 | Gräfin Mariza | Emmerich Kálmán | Karl Absenger |
2019 | Das Land des Lächelns | Franz Lehár | Leonard Prinsloo |
2021 | West Side Story | Leonard Bernstein | Werner Sobotka |
2022 planned | The King and I | Richard Rodgers |
The 2020 Festival had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria. The production of West Side Story planned for 2020 was postponed to 2021. The stage decoration includes a 14 m high Statue of Liberty and the typical Manhattan brick buildings with fire escape, water elevator and neon advertising sign Nylon on the roof.[25][26]
Artists who have performed so far
- Marina Alsen, 1964, 1967, 2015
- Anja-Nina Bahrmann, 2006
- Sari Barabas, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1967
- Rosy Barsony, 1967
- [Verena Barth-Jurca, 2015, 2016
- Erwin Belakowitsch, 2013, 2014
- Helmut Berger-Tuna, 1998, 2000
- Rupert Bergmann, 2013, 2014
- Alfred Böhm, 1977, 1982
- Henryk Böhm, 2013
- Kurt Böhme, 1975
- Christian Boesch, 1969
- Jochen Brockmann, 1976
- Rudolf Carl, 1959, 1964, 1968
- Heinz Conrads, 1971
- Rudolf Christ, 1967, 1968
- Dorothea Chryst, 1974
- Ciro de Luca, 2010
- Karl Dönch, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980
- Rui dos Santos, 2013, 2016
- Nigel Douglas. 1964
- Felix Dvorak, 1978, 1981
- Peter Edelmann, 1996
- Gerhard Ernst, 1991, 2004, 2014, 2017
- Heinz Ehrenfreund, 1976, 1980
- Richard Eybner, 1975
- Sieglinde Feldhofer, 2010, 2012, 2017
- Rainhard Fendrich, 2008
- Günther Frank, 1972, 1973[24]
- Harry Friedauer, 1959
- Gail Gilmore, 1979, 1981
- Franz Glawatsch jun., 1957, 1958, 1959
- Walter Goldschmidt, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975
- Hugo Gottschlich, 1978, 1979
- Kurt Großkurth, 1970, 1971
- Ingrid Habermann, 1999, 2013, 2014
- Harry Hardt, 1976
- Johannes Heesters, 1973[24]
- Robert Herzl, 1974
- Sylvia Holzmayer, 1977
- Kurt Huemer, 1977, 1978, 1979
- Mirjana Irosch, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1995, 2005
- Gundula Janowitz, 1987
- Peter Josch, 1979
- Elisabeth Kales, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993
- Marko Kathol, 2004, 2006, 2010
- Waldemar Kmentt, 1980
- Dagmar Koller, 1977, 1982, 1985
- Ossy Kolmann, 1974, 1976, 1988
- Johannes Martin Kränzle, 1995
- Horst Lamnek, 2017, 2018
- Peter Lesiak 2016
- Marika Lichter, 1998
- Fred Liewehr, 1977
- Herbert Lippert, 1994, 2012, 2015
- Helmut Lohner, 2009, 2012
- Guggi Löwinger, 1960, 1970, 1971, 1973[24]
- Mark Roy Luykx, 2021
- Michael Maertens, 2009
- Sigrid Martikke, 1973,[24] 1974, 1975
- Iva Mihanovic, 2007
- Peter Minich, 1974, 1976, 1978
- Corneliu Murgu, 1980
- Nera Nicol, 1973[24]
- Klaus Ofczarek, 1969
- Helga Papouschek, 1965, 1976, 1978
- Stephan Paryla, 2003, 2014
- Barbara Payha, 1997
- Olaf Plassa, 2013, 2014
- Linda Plech, 2011, 2013
- Herbert Prikopa, 1958, 1988, 1991, 1992
- Joesi Prokopetz, 2015
- Elena Puszta, 2015, 2017
- Else Rambausek, 1959, 1961, 1963
- Sebastian Reinthaller, 1998
- Elfriede Ramhapp, 1958, 1974
- Alexandra Reinprecht, 2010, 2012
- Mirko Roschkowski, 2013, 2015
- Helge Rosvaenge, 1958
- Lotte Rysanek, 1958[27]
- Johannes Schauer, 1980
- Dagmar Schellenberger, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Vera Schoenenberg, 2002
- Marianne Schönauer, 1970, 1989, 1990
- Ingeborg Schöpf, 2008
- Gretl Schörg, 1976
- Margit Schramm, 1971
- Nikolai Schukoff, 2004
- Friedrich-W. Schwardtmann, 2003, 2007, 2010
- Paul Schweinester, 2017
- Daniel Serafin, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012
- Harald Serafin, 1969, 2012
- Martina Serafin, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000
- Tiberius Simu, 2010
- Franziska Stanner, 2013, 2014
- Ulrike Steinsky, 1988, 1989, 1994
- Rudolf Strobl, 1978
- Ernst-Dieter Suttheimer, 1981, 2015
- Helga Thieme, 1980
- Maria Tiboldi, 1972
- Vico Torriani, 1972
- Jeffrey Traganza, 2015, 2016
- Natalia Ushakova, 2003
- Ljuba Welitsch, 1969, 1970, 1971
- Vida Mikneviciute, 2018
- Karl Winkler, 1957
- Roman Payer, 2018
- Andreja Zidaric, 2021
- Grete Zimmer, 1978, 1979
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ Also: The auditorium offers space for 1,800 visitors. – See Mörbisch am See: New centre of tourism. The new lakeside hotel nears completion – 6 July: Opening of the Seespiele – Sacrifice and idealism at work.(...) Seespiele in Mörbisch. In Burgenländische Freiheit. vol. 27, no. 26, 1957, p. 3, column 3 centre.
- Austrian shilling,- (0,73 Euro) to 50,- (3,63 Euro).
References
- ^ a b c "Neuer Abschnitt des burgenländischen Wirtschafts- und Kulturaufstieges eingleitet" [New stage of Burgenland's economic and cultural rise initiated]. Burgenländische Freiheit (in German). Vol. 27, no. 32. Eisenstadt. 11 August 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- et al.: Theatergeschichte des Burgenlandes, p. 259.
- ^ Awecker et al.: Theatergeschichte des Burgenlandes, p. 261.
- et al.: Theatergeschichte des Burgenlandes, p. 261.
- ^ Mörbisch am See: New centre of tourism. The new lakeside hotel nearing completion 6 July: Opening of the Seespiele - Sacrifice and idealism at work.(…) Die Seespiele. In Burgenländische Freiheit, vol. 27, nr. 26, 1957, p. 3, column 1, bottom.
- ^ 25 Jahre Seespiele Mörbisch. In Burgenländische Freiheit. vol. 51, nr. 31, 1981, p. 35.
- ^ Awecker et al: Theatergeschichte des Burgenlandes, p. 263.
- ^ Henning Köhler (Red.). In iuk.fraunhofer.de, 27 June 2006, retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Wolfgang Fritz retrieved from the Bregenz Festival page
- ^ Andrea Rössner (Red.): Hohe Einschaltquoten bei ORF-Übertragung aus Mörbisch. In ots.at, 5 August 2001, retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ orf.at: Erstmals Kinderoperette in Mörbisch. Article from 20 January 2018, retrieved on 20 January 2018.
- ORF.at. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Burgenländische Festspiele: Four venues - two artistic directors. In Burgenländische Freiheit, vol. 49, no. 10, 1979, p. 45.
- ^ Die Burgenländischen Festspiele stehen auf einer neuen Basis. In Burgenländische Freiheit. vol. 50, nr. 47, 1980, p. 48.
- ^ "Ernst Scherzer: Leben für die Operette: Grazer Regisseur Robert Herzl verstorben. In Kleine Zeitung, 25 November 2014". Kleine Zeitung. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Burgenland's influence on an even broader basis. A new festival era. Festival committees In Burgenländische Freiheit, vol. 54, nr. 13, 1984, p. 2, bottom right.
- ^ Vorhang auf für's Nachfolgespiel. In Burgenländische Freiheit. vol. 62, nr. 36, 1992, pp. 4f.
- ^ orf.at: Seefestspiele: Edelmann instead of Pichowetz Article from 31 May 2017, retrieved 25 July 2021
- ^ "Music Theatre: Alfons Haider becomes General Director". 16 December 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Rudolf Bibl first honorary member of Mörbisch. Article from 12 July 2013, retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Awecker et al.: Theatergeschichte des Burgenlandes, p. 267.
- ^ Zweite Premiere in Mörbisch: Ein gelungenes Experiment. In Burgenländische Freiheit, vol. 27, nr. 31, 1958, p. 2, top.
- et al.: Theatergeschichte des Burgenlandes, S. 356.
- ^ a b c d e f „Viktoria und ihr Husar“ siegten über den Sturm und die Kälte. In Burgenländische Freiheit, vol. 43, nr. 31, 1973, p. 21.
- ORF.at. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Lake Festival with second largest Statue of Liberty orf.at, 28. Juni 2021, retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Awecker et al.: Theatergeschichte des Burgenlandes, S. 266.
Sources
- Maria Awecker, Sabine Schmall, Heinz Hischenhuber (ed.), .
Further reading
- ISBN 978-3-901761-62-1.