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Oh, my dear angel, Empress Elisabeth (Sisi)
Sisi, as a person, was rather controversial, and I do not condone her behaviors (aka an0rexia, almost never doing what an empress should, and her insane drug addiction) and but let's just appreciate how beautiful her face actually was, and I adore her posing with dogs so much, it's unbelievable.
All enhanced pictures are from pinterest!
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Detail of Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Courtly Gala Dress with Diamond Stars by Winterhalter, 1865.
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Halb sieben Uhr abends, in der Augustinerkirche. MerkwΓΌrdige Zeit fΓΌr eine Trauung, aber passend, An diesem 24. April 1854. Sehr passend, porca miseria!
April 24, 1854
On this day 171 years ago: 16 year old Elisabeth married Emperor Franz Joseph in the Augustinian Church in Vienna.
Elisabeth das Musical, 3rd Dutch Revival (Netherlands)
β Costumes by Arno Bremers
Okay the Wedding Dress, SERVED
Danique DusΓ©e as Young Elisabeth (Elisabeth de Musical)
Elisabeth De Musical, Netherlands Premiere
πSchouwburg Het Park (14.03.2025)
Pia Douwes as Empress Elisabeth
Danique DusΓ©e 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
Idk how many people on Tumblr have heard the goddess Ock Joo-Hyun's cover of Der Letzte Tanz, so sharing the audio here π
She also performed the sapphic version of WITW in the same concert btw ππ»
Possible Russian Production of Elisabeth, I Mourn You πͺ¦
Ik the photos are giving 'graphic design is my passion', but it was merely for a concert promo π«
RIP Russian Production of Elisabeth, you would've been way too powerful if you existed ππ»
The photos are from the Hits of Broadway concert where certain Elisabeth songs were performed, many of which can be found on YT. We're not getting an official Russian Production anytime soon.
Things that have a very bleak possibility of happening, but I would go feral if they did π«
Serkan Kaya decides it's high time and becomes a regular on German stage, also reprises his role as Lucheni π₯²
A Russian Production of Elisabeth with Kirill & Vera, and Rostislav & Elena Gazaeva π₯²
A proper Musical Movie Adaptation of Elisabeth (in German) with the budget of Netflix's Die Kaiserin π₯²
We go back to the roots, bring back Original or 1st Vienna Revival staging & costumes with current Elisabeth cast π₯²
Michael Kunze admits he regrets the current changes, in conclusion GAY is back, so is Schwarzer Prinz π₯²
Hana Ranno and Yoshio Inoue, Elisabeth Toho 2016 (η§γθΈγζ)
Stage Adaptations about Empress Elisabeth that's not Elisabeth das Musical (Part 2)
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Sissi β Das Musical
Sissi Das Musical (Also called Sissi β Liebe, Macht und Leidenschaft) is a German musical composed by George AmadΓ© (music) and Jean MΓΌller (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.
Stage Adaptations about Empress Elisabeth that's not Elisabeth das Musical (Part 1)
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Sisi β The Soul of an Empress
Β© State Opera Stara Zagora (Bulgaria)
Watch Trailer
This is not Elisabeth das Musical, it's an opera-musical by Austrian composer Roland Baumgartner also based on Sissi's life.
The musical premiered in MΓΆrbisch in 1991 and is one of the first modern musicals about Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
Bettina MΓΆnch as Elisabeth (Germany Tour)
Elisabeth β 20th Anniversary Performance @ Die Helene Fischer Show (2012)
(watermarks removed by me)
Ock Joo-Hyun (Korea)
Maike Boerdam (Netherlands)
Therese Karlsson (Finland)
Ichiro Maki (Japan)
Some glorious wigs in Elisabeth Productions
Essen, Germany β obviously the trendsetter, chef's kiss
ft. Pia Douwes, Annika Bruhns
Pilsen, Czech Republic β no explanation necessary, just look at the length
ft. SoΕa HanzlΓΔkovΓ‘
Takarazuka Flower Troupe, Japan β the design blending into her jacket is perfection
ft. Asumi Rio
Toho, Japan β most wigs post-2015 are good and have beautiful movement. And I love that all Tods get different wigs complementing their individual styles.
ft. Reika Manaki, Yuta Furukawa
Why ruin something that was already perfect?
Literally every newer non-german production with a quarter of a budget of VBW has tried to incorporate something new into the source material. I'm not saying every interpretation or costume/staging worked in favour, but at least there's effort and a certain vision.
VBW has no right to keep serving us a watered-down version of a genuinely spectacular and deeply beloved musical.
(Also the audacity to call it the Celebrated SchΓΆnbrunn Version π€)
The vines in the Heinrich designs were created to represent death and decay. Sissi wore a dirndl in Wie Du as she hailed from Bavaria. The set design incorporated elements inspired by Habsburg carriages/hearses.
So what exactly do the new changes bring to the table?
Der Tod's veil is stripped away and replaced with a meme-worthy toy. He went from having 4 stunning well-crafted outfits to ONE painfully boring fit in the entire show.
Tod and Rudolf's relationship is diminished to the point where it no longer represents its original depth or significance.
Rondo is a misfit and doesn't even appear anywhere else in the show unlike the intended Japanese/Hungarian versions.
There is no glitz, no glamour, and most importantly the storytelling is compromised. Literally everything the musical stood for is reduced to nothing.
Most upsetting of all is the clear disregard VBW shows for the audience, who adore the musical and deserve more than this cheap execution, and for the immensely talented cast, who deserve a production worthy of their skills.
Elisabeth β French Production (2022) @bruxellons
Costumes by BΓ©atrice Guilleaume
Pia Douwes for Elisabeth, SchΓΆnbrunn VersionΒ (2019)
They didn't even bother adjusting the bodice and the skirt in the fourth pic π
Elisabeth Lithuanian Production (2022)
Costumes by Kotryna DaujotaitΔ