Music theatre, opera & musicals

The Phantom of the Opera

Tuesday, 26/12/2023 / 06:00 PM / Konzerthaus Freiburg (Concert hall)

Intermission catering Rain or shine Wheelchair-accessible

Sasson/Sautter The grand touring production returns with a top-class
star cast and in a completely new musical adaptation.
A true musical highlight!
After the outstanding success of the 2019/20 tour and at the request of her
fans, world star Deborah Sasson could be won
once again to stand on stage in the 2022/23 season in the role of Christine
. The interaction of the singer with Germany's musical star
number 1, Uwe Kroeger, who continues to play the role of The Phantom,
was celebrated by audiences and the press everywhere.
Since 2010 The Phantom of the Opera of the author team Deborah Sasson
and Jochen Sautter captivates the spectators on the stages of Europe. Now the
forced pause of the Corona Pandemic was used creatively to revise the production
musically completely. For this the British
success musician Ryan Martin could be won, who composed among other things music for Cirque du
Soleil, America s Got Talent, Netflix, BBC, ABC, CBS and Fox the USA
and arranged.
The spectacular stage design thrives on both the effective,
three-dimensional video projections by internationally acclaimed
multimedia artist Daniel Stryjecki and the grandiose
stage elements built by Michael Scott of the Metropolitan Opera in New
York.
This new production, once created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra written in 1910 by Gaston
Leroux, is one of the
most successful touring musicals in Europe. The production stands out from all
previous musical interpretations of the literary material by
adhering more closely to the novel and incorporating familiar operatic quotations in parts of the music composed by Sasson
.
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The role of Christine is interpreted by Boston's world-renowned
soprano and Echo Klassik award winner Deborah Sasson. Her
multi-faceted and powerful voice is perfect for this blend of opera
and musical. The Phantom is played by Uwe Kroeger, who has captured the
hearts of audiences since his
breakthrough in the role of Death in the world premiere of Elisabeth. He played among other things the leading roles in
the world premieres of Rebecca, Mozart, The Visit of the Old Lady, Heidi and
in the German-language premieres of Sunset Boulevard, Miss
Saigon, Doctor Dolittle, The Addams Family as well as Napoleon at the London
Westend. Now, in this production, he slips into the role of the Phantom, feared by the world
and torn apart inside.
Furthermore a large ensemble of selected singers, dancers and
actors from the German-speaking countries participates.

Authors: Deborah Sasson and Jochen Sautter
Music arrangements: Ryan Martin
Lyrics and dialogues: Jochen Sautter
Composition and musical design:Deborah Sasson
Direction and choreography: Jochen Sautter
Stage design: Michael Scott
Multimedia technology: Daniel Stryjecki
Musical direction: Piotr Oleksiak
Artistic direction: Deborah Sasson and Jochen Sautter