World premiere in Gmunden: Charli Eginton's 'Saving Mozart' enthusiastic

World premiere in Gmunden: Charli Eginton's 'Saving Mozart' enthusiastic

An exciting announcement for the theater lovers in Gmunden: On April 11, 2025, the world premiere of the musical "Saving Mozart" will take place, which was created by the talented British composer Charli Eglinton. This piece, which is presented as the second world premiere as part of the tenth musical spring, emphasizes the strong female figures in Mozart's life, especially his sister Nannerl and his wife Constanze. Eginton emphasizes that the meaning of these two women is often overlooked and explains: "Without these two women, there would be no this Mozart, as we know it."

Eglinton is not only the composer, but also wrote the book and the lyrics. In a press conference in the city theater Gmunden, she was enthusiastic about sharing her passion for classical music and the works of Mozart with a younger generation. She has worked deep into the sources and studied each of the letters received in the Mozart Archive. "When you read these letters, you get such a lively impression of these people, they were ordinary people, an ordinary family," she said. Their goal is to give people a closer and more human view of Mozart.

creative team and their vision

Markus Olzinger, the director and stage designer, is one of the founders of the musical spring Gmunden and looks optimistically into the future of the new play. He is convinced that "Saving Mozart" will be considered worldwide. Together with his wife, Elisabeth Sikora, and Caspar Richter, they started the initiative ten years ago and now want to land another musical hit with this piece. Sikora takes over the translation of the English original into a abbreviated German version, while musical director Jürgen Goriup assures that Eglinton's great orchestration is expanded to an ensemble by ten musicians.

Eglinton and Sikora also presented the first musical samples that were accompanied by Goriup on the piano. Olzinger describes the music as "great, rousing pop music, interwoven with Mozart quotes", which is very high quality and is likely to inspire the audience.

The choreography of the musical is in the hands of Taylor Walker, and Denis Riffel will be seen in the leading role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was already impressed with his representation in "Dear Evan Hansen". Michaela Thurner and Yngve Gasoy-Romdal also take on well-known roles and bring a lot of experience.

meaning of the musical spring gmunden

At the presentation of the musical, local personalities such as Mayor Stefan Krapf and cultural officer Andreas Hecht were present, who gave the event their best appreciation. They emphasized the importance of the musical spring Gmunden, which is the first event in the newly renovated interior of the city theater. The focus is clearly on world premieres and first -class German performances. The “Letters from Ruth”, which was premiered in 2023, has already won four prizes at the German Musical Theater Prize, which further strengthens the reputation of the festival.

The premiere of "Saving Mozart" takes place on April 11th at 7:30 p.m., followed by numerous other performances until May 2025. The musical promises to become another highlight in the cultural calendar Gmundens. For more information and tickets, the official website of the Musical Spring Gmunden can be visited, where the details are provided for this special event.