Haider and Serafin

These two men have a mission from today…

On Thursday, Alfons Haider welcomes us to "My Fair Lady" in Mörbisch and Daniel Serafin (left) invites us to "Aida" in St. Margarethen today.(Bild: Esterhazy/Katharina Schiffl)

From today, St. Margarethen and Mörbisch are putting Burgenland at the center of local society events - who the two artistic directors Alfons Haider and Daniel Serafin will be welcoming to the festival premieres.

See and be seen - who was invited this year and who wasn't? Every year, the two Burgenland festival venues of St. Margarethen and Mörbisch are already in a state of great guesswork about the guest lists (politics) in the run-up to the festival. ADABEI was allowed to play a bit of a fly on the wall in advance and knows who will be joining Daniel Serafin in the quarry and Alfons Haider on the lake festival stage.

Magnificent backdrop and honorable audience: Daniel Serafin backstage in the quarry.(Bild: Rainhard Judt)

Doskozil twice
Okay, okay. The fact that Governor Hans Peter Doskozil is attending both premieres (today with Serafin, tomorrow with Haider) comes as little surprise. But Minister Alexander Schallenberg is also here and there, as are Life Ball father Gery Keszler and cult talk show host Barbara Karlich. In Mörbisch, there's even an extra layer of state politics, as it is reported that Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has announced his attendance, as have the heads of the federal states Peter Kaiser and Christopher Drexler.

"My Fair Lady": Alfons Haider lured a true star ensemble to Mörbisch.(Bild: KRONEN ZEITUNG)

Premiere at the premiere in Mörbisch
Not to forget that there will also be a premiere at the premiere on Thursday, when Salzburg's Festival Cult President Helga Rabl-Stadler will appear at Lake Neusiedl for the first time to immerse herself in musical enjoyment together with the rest of the VIP crowd . . .