Shortly earlier than the premiere of the musical “Der Schimmelreiter” this Friday, preparations are in full swing on the Fulda Citadel Theater. Individuals are busy working behind the stage and rehearsing on stage ensemble the person processes with the technicians. “Now we have an important crew and now we’ve to ensure that we use the times main as much as the premiere to pay attention and set priorities,” says the managing director of Highlight Musicals, Peter Scholz.
The primary factor is to get to the guts of the extremely emotional key moments of the brand new piece with sound, mild, video and choreography. In line with him, advance gross sales are above expectations. “We are going to go into the premiere with virtually 45,000 tickets offered,” says Scholz. General, he expects a superb 60,000 seats to be offered this summer time.
Enormous LED display screen with particular results
With musicals akin to “The Pope,” “The Medicus,” “Robin Hood” and “Boniface,” the corporate has attracted round two million folks to theaters throughout Germany in recent times. For the “Schimmelreiter” Highlight Musicals bought an enormous LED display screen, which is meant to make wind, water and raging storm surges tangible within the background with particular video results.
A spotlight would be the eponymous white horse – a big, movable doll that was created in a particular workshop in South Africa. Two actors will deliver them to life on stage. In line with Scholz, the corporate invested a complete of seven figures into the brand new manufacturing.
The musical is predicated on the well-known novella by Theodor Storm (1817-1888). It tells of the dyke engineer Hauke Haien and his struggle in opposition to superstition, storm surges and social resistance.
Storm’s great-great-grandchildren: There’s a variety of coronary heart and soul within the musical
Earlier than the premiere, Storm’s great-great-grandson Helmuth Rieger was capable of get a primary impression of how his well-known ancestor’s story will likely be applied on stage. Scholz allowed Rieger and his spouse Claudia an perception into the preparations behind the scenes, together with a have a look at the horse puppet. The 2 musical followers residing in Fulda have been additionally capable of watch a rehearsal of the ensemble.
“I’m actually excited,” says Rieger, describing his first impressions. You’ll be able to really feel how a lot ardour and work the musical makers have put into the brand new manufacturing. Instantly after it was introduced a yr in the past that his great-great-grandfather’s work could be staged as a musical, he secured advance tickets for himself, his spouse and two of his kids.
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