The Linz State Theater was able to score a success at the Austrian Music Theater Prize, which was awarded last night in Vienna City Hall: the Franz Lehár production “The Count of Luxembourg” was awarded the best operetta. It was directed by Thomas Enzinger, director of the “Lehár Festival Bad Ischl”.
The prize was awarded in a total of 23 categories. The Vienna State Opera won the most awards, namely three. Andreas Schager was honored for the best male leading role as Tristan in “Tristan and Isolde” at the State Opera, Patricia Nolz for the best female supporting role (Zerlina in “Don Giovanni”) and Boris Pinkhasovich for the best male supporting role in “The Queen of Spades”.
Two prizes went to Tyrol
Other institutions in the federal capital received two music theater awards each. The Vienna Volksoper was successful in the categories “best female offspring” (Katharina Gorgi as “Roxy”) and “best overall production musical” (for “La Cage aux Folles”).
The Theater an der Wien is happy about a triple victory with the production “The Lighthouse” (chamber opera) in the “best male newcomer” category (Andrew Morstein, Timothy Connor and Johannes Schwendinger). Nina Stemme delivered the best leading role in the “Theater an der Wien” as a sexton in “Jenufa”.
A house that is not based in Vienna joins the ranks of the winners: The Landestheater Tirol won in the categories “Overall Opera Production” (with “The Passenger”) and “Best Direction” (Angela Denoke for “Salome”). . So two prizes went to Innsbruck.
Otto Schenk was honored for his life’s work.
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