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Aschenbrödels Traum
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Aschenbrödels Traum
Fairytale operetta by Martina Eisenreich and Axel Ranisch
Nach Skizzen by Johann Strauß
In German language with German and English surtitles
No Pause
Johann Strauss worked on a ballet based on the well-known fairy tale of Cinderella at the end of his life. Only a fragment of the piece survived. Axel Ranisch and Martina Eisenreich have created their own work inspired by this: In Vienna, 1899, Strauss is working on his ballet, but who is the mysterious librettist? And what does Ida Grünwald have to do with the project, when she is supposed to be merely typing the libretto? The story behind the creation of the Johann Strauss ballet, its storyline, and an unusual Cinderella narrative set in our present day – this fairy tale opera blends timelines and explores themes of self-discovery, emancipation, creativity, and the power of imagination.
Vienna, 1899: Johann Strauss is working on a new ballet. A competition is held to find a suitable libretto, but only one truly sparks the composer’s imagination...
The Cinderella Ballet: The talented seamstress Grete works in her stepmother’s fashion salon. Grete dreams of designing her own clothing, but her stepsisters, Yvette and Fanchon, mock her relentlessly. When the painter Leon enters the salon, everything changes.
Vienna, 2025: Niklas lives with his stepmother Alice. Her daughters ridicule him and teasingly call him “Cinderella.” Alice is determined to recruit the talented young footballer Danny for her club, unaware that this stirs up Niklas’s emotions. When Niklas discovers a painting of Johann Strauss in the attic, he accidentally opens a secret door—triggering a chain reaction that scrambles time itself...
Martina Eisenreich’s music captures Strauss’s artistic spirit while creating an entirely new musical world.
With the kind support of Johann Strauss 2025 Wien
Program and cast
Stage direction: Axel Ranisch
Komponistin: Martina Eisenreich
Set design: Falko Herold
Choreography: Alex Frei
Costume design: Alfred Mayerhofer
Lighting design: Alex Brok
Dramaturgy: Peter te Nuyl
Sounddesign: Martin Lukesch
Musical direction: Leslie Suganandarajah
Mutter / Mme Francine: Ruth Brauer-Kvam
Grete: Mila Schmidt
Aschenbrödel: Oliver Liebl
Ida Grünwald: Annette Dasch
Schwester 1: Julia Koci
Schwester 2: Johanna Arrouas
Johann Strauß / Leon: Daniel Schmutzhard
Stanzel / Fußballmanager: Jakob Semotan
Danny Robinson, Fussballer: Lionel von Lawrence
Eduard Hanslick: Daniel Ohlenschläger
Ensemble: Melanie Böhm
Ensemble: Maura Oricchio
Ensemble: Teresa Jentsch
Ensemble: Eva Zamostny
Ensemble: Lavinia Kastamoniti
Ensemble: Kevin Perry
Ensemble: Martin Enenkel
Ensemble: Danilo Aiello
Ensemble: Samuel Türksoy
Ensemble: Jordan Deadman
Ensemble: Kilian Berger
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The Volksoper is Vienna’s main stage for operetta, opera, musicals and ballet, offering sophisticated musical entertainment. Colourful, eclectic and full of vitality, it is the only theatre dedicated to the genre of operetta.
Operetta belongs to Vienna and Vienna installed it at the home of operetta, Volksopera Vienna, which thereupon became the leading operetta house in the world. First class singers, actors and dancers together with a versatile orchestra cunjure up a musical firework display every evening.
Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán wrote their world famous beloved melodies for operettas such as “The Fledermaus”, “The Merry Widow” and “The Csárdás Princess”. A visit to at least one of these operettas at the Volksopera Vienna is a must for every visitor to Vienna!
Also performed are operas from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, as well as classic musicals and ballet. In addition, the Volksoper has a fifth longstanding and proven speciality: it stages soirées, cabaret and burlesque performances under the name of “Volksoper Spezial”.
In the repertory theatre, which seats 1,337 persons, some 300 performances of around 35 different productions are staged every year between September and June.
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