Blog entries for "Drama"

Brian Mertes and Julian Crouch about the new production "Jedermann"

Ideally we would like to be able to meet each of you in person in order to tell you what Jedermann means to us and how we are approaching our production. However, as our rehearsals have now begun and these are demanding our full attention, we regret that this will simply not be possible. We therefore hope that this will offer you some insight into what we are doing.

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Simon Schwarz plays the Devil in the new production of Jedermann

The Austrian actor Simon Schwarz will be the new Devil on Cathedral Square when Jedermann takes the stage this summer. In the new production by Julian Crouch and Brian Mertes, Simon Schwarz will join Cornelius Obonya in the title role, Brigitte Hobmeier as the Lover and Peter Lohmeyer as Death, among others. Simon Schwarz has previously played opposite Cornelius Obonya in Kottan ermittelt – Rien ne va plus and in the film adaptation of the mystery Die Mutprobe by Lisa Lercher, among others.

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Peter Lohmeyer Performs the Role of "Death"

Peter Lohmeyer performs the role of "Death" in next year's new production of Jedermann. Lohmeyer studied acting in Bochum and is familiar to audiences not only from numerous theater engagements, but also from frequent appearances on film and TV, for example in Die Straßen von Berlin and Das Wunder von Bern.

Sven-Eric Bechtolf about the 2013 Theatre Program

7359! This is the number which the Goddess of Good Luck makes appear in the dreams of the “dissolute cloverleaf” – a carpenter, a cobbler and a tailor – in order to trick her rival the Love Fairy by making them win the lottery. An evil spirit is at work, preying on young men and leading them into forbidden debauchery, while rumours persist of a comet about to plunge to the Earth. An innocent young French peasant girl is visited by the Virgin Mary and promptly strides into battle against the English. A rich man unexpectedly encounters Death, the Devil and all sorts of other symbolic characters. Two pairs of lovers on the run in a forest find themselves tricked by elves and fairies. A beautiful orphan is pursued by a witch and taken in by dwarves while a computer-controlled arm from the automobile industry develops a menacing life of its own. Such are the remarkable events in the 2013 theatre programme.

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The new 2013 Festival program

A thousand thanks for all the interest and enthusiasm with which you greeted our new start in 2012. And special thanks for your spontaneous support of the new elements we presented in our programme – from the Ouverture spirituelle to our contemporary music series and to the highly acclaimed production of Die Soldaten. With 278.500 guests we were able to receive the greatest number of visitors in the Festival’s history.

We are confident that many surprises are awaiting you in the programme of the 2013 Festival summer. A dominant theme is formed by the works of Wagner and Verdi: operas from their middle and later periods are being staged in new productions while select early operas are being performed in concert.

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Award Presentation • Montblanc Young Directors Award 2012

For the eleventh time, the MONTBLANC YOUNG DIRECTORS PROJECT took place at this year’s Salzburg Festival 2012. Sven-Eric Bechtolf invited three young directors from South Africa, Austria and France to enter this year's competition. Now the winner is fixed: Gisèle Vienne from France with the two productions Éternelle Idole and This is how you will disappear.

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Meine Bienen. Eine Schneise – A Commission of the Salzburg Festival

August 23 will see the world premiere of Meine Bienen. Eine Schneise, a commission of the Salzburg Festival, at Salzburg’s Landestheater. The work by Händl Klaus and the Musicbanda Franui is directed by Nicolas Liautard.

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Cornelia Rainer on her Production of Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz

As part of the Montblanc & Salzburg Festival Young Directors Project, the stage director Cornelia Rainer and the theater company “Theater Montagnes Russes” present Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz on stage at the republic. The young director Cornelia Rainer spoke to APA about her ideas about the play.

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Mojo – A Theater Production Full of Energy for Children and Adults

Mojo is a play for children and adults. Anybody can be enchanted by the music, the actors, dancers, puppets and effects. Sue Buckmaster has developed this play, taking special care that the result is an event for younger and older people. Director of Drama Sven-Eric Bechtolf spoke to the director about the development of Theatre-Rites, the work with people and puppets and of course the production Mojo. 

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Young Directors Project of the Salzburg Festival 2012 powered by Montblanc

Since 2002, the international cultural brand Montblanc has supported the Young Directors Project at the Salzburg Festival, a fascinating competition for young international theater directors and their ensembles. Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Director of Drama at the Salzburg Festival, has invited directors and their ensembles from South Africa, Austria, France and South Korea.

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