Short operettas

Short operettas

Bad Ischl was a centre of the European operetta scene until the 1930s. It was here that popular, political, lustfully vicious forms of musical theatre were created, complex pieces full of abysses and laughter, until this rich and lively biotope was destroyed by National Socialism. In co-operation with the Lehár Festival and the Mozarteum University Salzburg, we want to revive this unique tradition and fill it with contemporary content. Three 20-minute short operettas by young composers and librettists will be selected in a competition and premiered at the Lehár Festival.

Program

The bat bomb
Composition : Alexander Schweiss
Libretto : Lena Reissner.

The shrinking city
Composition : Tanja Elisa Glinsner
Libretto : Lea Willeke

L'écosystème humain ?
Composition : Fernando Strasnoy
Libretto : Giuliana Kiersz

Cast

Ensemble Multilatérale

Students of the Mozarteum University Salzburg

2024

July

July 3rd, 2024Short operettasLehàr Theater, Bad Ischl (Autriche)
19h30

Three short 20-minute operettas, written by young composers and librettists, selected in a competition and premiered at the Lehár Festival.