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The Old Tree
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January 2026 | ||||||
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Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Singspiel in three acts
German with explanations in English
Abstract
The girl Franzi considers trees to be living bundles of energy that should be preserved at all costs; their number should be increased rather than regarding them as taking up space in inner-city areas. Encouraged by her friend Moo and others who think as she does, she embarks on a great adventure to the end of the world to make a major contribution with the help of a very special tree.
Program and cast
Concept, Director: Paul Schweinester
Musical Arrangements, Musical Director: Tscho Theissing
Concept, Dramaturgy: Philippe Brunner
Puppet's heads: Vladimir Fediakov
Costumes: Edouard Funck
Set design: Emanuel Paulus
Tenor: Paul Schweinester
Violin: Bettina Gradinger
Accordion: Maria Reiter
Students of the University of music and performing arts Vienna
Ensemble of the Salzburg Marionette Theatre
Additional information
The successful production from Mozart Week 2023 will be revived as part of Mozart Week 2026.
A coproduction with the Salzburg International Foundation and the Salzburg Mariontte Theatre in cooperation with the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna
The puppets and the equipment were made in the workshops of the Salzburg Marionette Theatre.
Salzburg Marionette Theatre
In 1893, the old-established Kaltenhausen brewery built "a restaurant and function-rooms" in the Schwarzstrasse, between the Lasser Villa (now the Mozarteum) and the theatre. The architect was Carl Demel, the master builder Valentin Ceconi. In 1897 these function-rooms were converted to the Mirabell Hotel. After World War II the Mirabell Casino was the principal tenant until 1968. Conversion work began in 1970, in order to give the Marionette Theatre a new playhouse. The former dining-room of the Mirabell Hotel was converted into an auditorium with a stage, and its rich decoration of stucco and frescoes is still impressive. There was similar stucco-work, though not quite so opulent, in the foyer, but unfortunately in the course of the 1970/71 conversion it was covered by a plasterboard ceiling. The stucco ceiling underneath was forgotten, to be rediscovered in 2000 when repairs were being carried out. In 2003 the foyer was restored to its original condition.
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