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This article is about the Austrian musical concerning the composer. For other uses, see Mozart (disambiguation).
Mozart! Music Sylvester Levay Lyrics Michael Kunze Book Michael Kunze Basis The life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Productions 1999 Austria
2003 HungaryMozart! is an Austrian musical, originally written in German. The original book and lyrics were written by Michael Kunze and the music and arrangements were composed by Sylvester Levay. The show is a new imagining of the struggles of the famous composer.
The original production was directed by the controversial opera director Harry Kupfer. It premiered on October 2, 1999, in the Theater an der Wien, and the final performance was on 7 May 2001. It ran for 419 performances, showing to approximately 420,000 patrons.
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Productions
The production appealed especially to younger Viennese audiences. Subsequent productions have been mounted in:
- Germany: Neue Flora (Stage Entertainment), Hamburg (September 21, 2001 – June 30, 2002)
- Japan: Tokyo and Osaka (2002)
- Hungary: Budapest (2003)
- Sweden: Karlstad (2005)
- Japan: Osaka (2005)
- Germany: Zwickau, Plauen (2008)
- Czech Republic: Brno (2009)
- South Korea: Seoul (2010) - premiered in January 2010, featuring Xiah Junsu of JYJ,[1] who played the role of Wolfgang Mozart for a total 15 of the performances in Seoul and 5 in Daegu.
Recordings
The Vienna and Budapest productions released cast albums.[2]
References
- ^ Chosun Ilbo K-Pop Stars Taking Korean Musicals on Asian Tour 17 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-26
- ^ Reviews of the Vienna and Budapest cast albums
External links
Categories:- 1999 musicals
- Musicals inspired by real-life events
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in popular culture
- Musicals by Michael Kunze
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