The young composition and writing duo Abigél Varga (music) and Elisabeth Pape (lyrics) bring Lehár’s world-famous operetta about the meeting of two cultures from two worlds to our contemporary polyglot Berlin, lovingly and stringently streamlining the original to a quartet of young people searching for love and an idea of themselves. Lehár’s music also raises the question: can we today, in our generation, still meet each other with these melodies and truly express our feelings?

Marie Sofie Jacob (Lisa), Nicholas Malakul (Sou-Chong/Prince), Vivian Yau (Mi/Sister), Luca Schaub (Tobias/Gustl)

MUSIC Abigél Varga TEXT Elisabeth Pape STAGE DIRECTION Ansgar Stephan Weigner STAGE/COSTUME DESIGN Christian Müller IDEA AND DRAMATURGY Bernhard Glocksin VIDEO Valle Döring

23 shows starting January 19th, 2024