03.06.2024

CHRISTOPH FILLER as Richard III at MusikTheater an der Wien

The story of the rise and fall of King Richard III that William Shakespeare tells in the historical drama he wrote in 1593 is a textbook example of a tyrant who uses violence to reach the top without having any political vision other than the exercise of power. Director Kateryna Sokolova focuses her production on Richard’s talent for deception: three performers – a singer, an actor and a dancer – portray the many facets of the power-hungry king. Shakespeare’s play and the music of English composer Henry Purcell form the basis of this musical theatre production which Kateryna Sokolova has developed in collaboration with the conductor Benjamin Bayl.

Christoph Filler, Richard (Singer)
Fabian Tobias Huster, Richard (dancer)
Sören Kneidl, Richard (actor)
Louise Kemény, Lady Anne
Martina Neubauer, Mother
Johannes Bamberger, George
Antoine Amariu, Bass

Benjamin Bayl, musical direction
Kateryna Sokolova, Staging
Nikolaus Webern, Stage
Constanza Meza-Lopehandia, costume design
Franz Tscheck, lighting
Kai Weßler, dramaturgy