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@fitzrove fair. I've seen the Dutch version and Rudolf keeps the same way of performing during the whole thing.
More outrageous moments (for everyone interested):
NO MAYERLING KISS :( what happened, Rudolf stood in the centre of the stage, Tod and the ensemble (not even dressed as Todsengelen) around him in a semi-circle. No interaction between Rudolf, Tod, and Ensemble whatsoever. Rudolf puts gun in mouth and falls dead. Tod turns on heels and walks away. The ensemble walks away save for 4 who carry Rudolf away.
DEEPLY DISTURBING THINGS:
"Der Tod" pushing a sigarette in Danique's mouth, while holding her throat. That was in my eyes when they went *too* far. -
"Der Tod" telling Baby Rudolf "I'll stay" when the child said "go away". I loved the German version precisely because Tod was able (for his goals) to "befriend" humans. Here, it looks like child abuse.
What the heck was that heroine needle-
About that ^^ at the end of "Wenn ich tanzen will", during which a music box was playing (brought by Tod), Pia broke the plate-scratching-needle out of the box and "stuck" it in her arm. My friend found from an interview it is meant to represent heroine.
What a weird way to stage the Mayerling -
Overall, I need to say, that "Der Tod" felt here like an abusive, creepy man, instead of a dangerous otherwordly being.
THINGS THAT WERE NOT DISTURBING, BUT DISAPPOINTING:
The Cardinal wasn't peer pressured enough in "Wir oder Sie" :( Usually Sophie (and sometimes the rest of the noblemen) stares him down until he agrees. Here he agreed on his own, and I didn't really like it, because, if it doesn't give any interaction, why have that line at all?
The choreography of "Mama wo bist du", and "Die Schatten". Just...no. There was SO MUCH critique about the Schönbrunn 'whip'-pulling, yet here they do the same with a rope, when suddenly, it's 'cool'. I don't know who's more at fault, the director or the actor, but there is a fine line between something being empathy-invoking and pathetic, and this guy uses this line as a tightrope. <- this is about Rudolf's excessive kneeling and whimpering
The amount of times Elisabeth is thrown on the ground and/or touches her throat. I mean, there is critique about the Elisabeth throw-and-grab during Der Letzte Tanz in the earlier productions. Here she was thrown around even more AND grabbed by the throat. Congratz, producing team.
Hi there! The Dutch Musical Awards were yesterday evening, and they always include some performances from the nominated shows and what else is in the theatre at the moment. And they did "Er valt een zwarte schaduw" (which is "Die Schatzen werden langer" in German?) From Elisabeth the musical! The performance is on YouTube, check it out:
https://youtu.be/Q8nhMQvxxNQ?si=2ujwn4F6NR1e8lpV
Thanks for the link!
Milan sure is doing something (tm) as Death (he's fine, there have been much worse ones in Germany - not sure about that falsetto opt up lmao but idk, he's decent) but wow, these people have zero chemistry😭😭 I don't think the guy that plays Rudolf is even acting or trying to show what the character is feeling in this scene, he's just kind of there???
Without context, what do you think is happening here 👀
Rudolf’s hairstyle in the Elisabeth 2005 revival pro-shoot:
MORE ELISABETH DAS MUSICAL ART FOR THE 4 PEOPLE WHO CARE
Mit ihr stirbt die Welt
Elisabeth das Musical Textposts pt. 8
Fritz Schmid & Máté Kamarás (Vienna 2005)
Alice Macura, Kurosch Abbasi, & Mathias Edenborn (Essen 2012)
Andreas Bieber & Uwe Kröger (Vienna 1992)
Pia Douwes & Jesper Tydén (Essen 2002)
Mark Seibert & Alice Macura (Essen 2012)
Mayerling
I LOVE how Oli looks in this! Just look at his eyes!
never not thinking about that clip of Steven Seale falling over during the Mayerling Waltz
diversity win! the man and his hallucination are gay!
love wins <33333333333333
"romantic" "platonic" no whatever those two have going on is way more sinister than all that
Please tell me i'm not as forgettable as your silence is making me feel.
You know what's really tragic about the character of Rudolf in Elisabeth das Musical? (Besides, y'know... Everything?)
That he's a LOT like Franz Joseph too, at least when he was his age.
They're both under the thumb of one parent, who doesn't allow them to express their own political view. They both feel like intrigue is ruining their lives, and wish they weren't in the restricting position they occupy. And most importantly: they both express a desire to be "soft", instead of the hard and emotionless leader they're drilled to be.
Why then, is there no song, not a single line, where either of them acknowledge that similarity? Elisabeth and Rudolf both sing about how similar they are, why can't Rudolf and FJ?
Because Rudolf doesn't know. How could he know that his own father went through the exact same pressure he is under.. when the pressure was successful in molding him? He never sees that softer side to him.
Franz Joseph might have chosen Elisabeth over his mother in the end, but he internalized her lessons and sees them as truth. He is hard, he is strict, and he doesn't know any other way to be. He doesn't see anything wrong with how he's treating his son. (And in his childhood, how Sophie raised him). He turned out fine, why should Rudolf be different?
So Rudolf had not one, but two parents who should have been able to relate to at least part of his despair. But both failed to be the parent they wished they had. And I don't know if it's better or worse that he never even knew how his father was similar to him, too.
Marjan Shaki, my beloved as Helene von Wittelsbach
Marjan only played in Elisabeth's Japan tour in Osaka (March to May 2007)
Without context, what do you think is happening here 👀
Elisabeth De Musical, Netherlands Premiere
📍Schouwburg Het Park (14.03.2025)
Pia Douwes as Empress Elisabeth
Danique Dusée as Young Elisabeth / Jonge Elisabeth
Milan van Waardenburg as Der Tod / De Dood
Ann Van den Broeck as Archduchess Sophie
William Spaaij as Lucheni
Ronald Jorritsma as Rudolf
Guido Gottenbos as Franz Joseph
Sjoerd Oomen as Maximilian of Bavaria
Stage Adaptations about Empress Elisabeth that's not Elisabeth das Musical (Part 2)
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Sissi – Das Musical
Sissi Das Musical (Also called Sissi – Liebe, Macht und Leidenschaft) is a German musical composed by George Amadé (music) and Jean Müller (book/lyrics). It premiered in Nanjing, China in 2008 followed by the European premiere in April 2012.
Fun Fact: It was commissioned by the Chinese government, reflecting the country's enduring fascination with the empress.
According to reviews, much like the Romy Schneider films, it lacks depth and is weighed down by excessive kitsch.
Drew Sarich and Lisa Antoni in Rudolf — Affaire Mayerling ✶⋆.˚
— why is the rudolf eng sub gone from youtube and why is lisa antoni so freaking underrated