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Spring musical Gmunden stages "Doctor Zhivago" in the spring
Gmunden. The fifth year of its existence, the festival shines with an Austrian premiere.
Director of Tourism, Andreas Murray (left) with Caspar Richter, Elisabeth Sikora and Wolfgang Olzinger Image: OÖN / Fellner
The film "Doctor Zhivago" (with Omar Sharif in the leading role) is a clbadic. In 2011, the American composer Lucy Simon, of the Russian revolutionary novel (the novel by Boris Pasternak), also directed a musical. Starting in April 2019, the first Austrian will be held at the musical spring Gmundner Stadttheater – and music fans from here and elsewhere are already tearing themselves apart for tickets.
"The public interest is huge"
As in previous years, the director Wolfgang Olzinger, the musical director Caspar Richter and the actress Elisabeth Sikora are the string shooters. The trio started the musical spring five years ago and has been developing since. After eight sold-out performances of "Jane Eyre" during the past season, ten performances of "Doctor Zhivago" are scheduled from April 11, 2019. This time, there is also the option for more parties .
Spring musical is now part of the international scene. "We have made a name for ourselves with historical and romantic European works," said Caspar Richter. "Foreign visitors know what awaits them at Traunsee and the interest is enormous."
The musical spring has a budget of about 200,000 euros. "In other countries, budgets are much higher," Wolfgang Olzinger says. "We can only do it because each of us does a lot of things, from scenography to press relations, we do everything ourselves."
Nevertheless, the game would not be funded solely by entry fees. Traunsee tourism and the municipality contribute to the costs. For the tourism industry, the musical is an opportunity to increase the occupancy of pre-season beds. The city hall fulfills a cultural mission. "We are not only proud of the international success of the Musical Spring," said Vice President Mayor Stefan Krapf. "This is also an excellent cultural offer from Gmundner himself – especially for our young people." Automatic translation from the German of the customer notice.
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