We are entering the 2025 festival under the title HUMAN – MASS – POWER). And even 20 years after its founding, we are not skimping on musical theatre surprises:
Elena Mendoza, Nikolaus Brass, Bernd Richard Deutsch and Vito Žuraj have each composed their own parts for the new musical theatre production; the starting point for the continuously narrated evening is Thomas Mann’s novella ‘Mario and the Magician’. The setting: a picturesque village on the Ligurian coast.
For the first time, a choir will take on the part that is usually played by instruments. The outstanding ‘orchestra of human voices’ consists of 28 singers from the SWR Vocal Ensemble in Stuttgart. The ‘musical mass’ on stage also includes 12 children from the wonderful Salzburg Festival and Theatre Children’s Choir. They are joined by Hermine Schrattenecker (Giulietta), Joshua Miro Ebsen (Mario), Michael Günther (Cipolla) and Maarten Güppertz (Luigi).
Our performance venue is also magnificent and new – the Kulturforum ODEЇON in Salzburg-Mayrwies (with free parking and direct connection via trolleybus line 4).
Premiere on Wednesday, 12 November 2025 at 7 p.m., further performances on 13 & 15 November at 7 p.m., 16 November at 6 p.m.
Claudia Jung began her career in the costume design department at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. Shortly before the turn of the millennium, she took the plunge into self-employment…
Hermine plays Giulietta! She is ten years old, attends the dance programme at MusGym in Salzburg – and wants to become an actress. She used to think that anyone could…
The SWR Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart is one of Europe’s leading professional choirs and is internationally regarded as the benchmark for the performance of contemporary vocal music. With its distinctive sound,…
Nikolaus Brass is a composer who brings thoughts to life through sound. Born in Lindau in 1949, he initially studied medicine and worked as a doctor for several years before…
Vito Žuraj composes music that breathes, shines and surprises. His works combine acoustic precision with scenic imagination – and are performed worldwide by orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic,…
Elena Mendoza is a sound researcher with a flair for theatre and language. Born in Seville in 1973, she combines the musical with the literary, the precise with the poetic…
Bernd Richard Deutsch is one of the most exciting voices in contemporary music. Born in Austria in 1977, he captivates audiences with powerful, sensual compositions that combine precision and imagination.…
Maarten Güppertz was born in the Netherlands, where he studied at the State Drama Schools in Utrecht and at Studio Herman, Teirlinck in Antwerp. He was a member of the…
Joshua Miro Ebsen was born in Bremen in 1994 and completed his training as a state-certified actor at the European Theatre Institute in Berlin in 2025. He gained his first…
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