Operetta hit

A hoot: Tabor Castle becomes “The White Horse Inn”!

Silvia Schneider presents the "Sing Along" White Horse at Tabor Castle(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Schloss Tabor/broboters, Lisa-Maria Trauer)

Ralph Benatzky's operetta hit "In the White Horse Inn" celebrates its premiere in Neuhaus am Klausenbach in Burgenland - with a particularly cheerful twist: on Sundays, the audience at Tabor Castle can sing along to the "Sing Along" performances under the guidance of Silvia Schneider and General Director Alfons Haider!

No Austrian summer of culture is complete without the Benatzky classic "Im weißen Rössl". This year, happiness is on the doorstep of Tabor Castle in southern Burgenland: "The audience can expect a summery splendor, including water ballet," says General Director Alfons Haider, who focuses on musicals in Mörbisch - and operettas in Neuhaus am Klausenbach: "There's a blockbuster here every two years," explains Haider, "after last year's 'Schöne Helena', this year we're playing the 'Weiße Rössl'!"

Award-winning theater maker Stephan Prattes, who is responsible for the stage design of the 'Falco' musical hit, is making his directorial debut. Dagmar Bernhard slips into the role of the Rösslwirtin, Martin Bermoser plays Leopold and Martin Weinek the Emperor.

(Bild: Schloss Tabor/broboters)

Dagmar Bernhard plays the rascally Rössl landlady Josepha, Martin Bermoser the amorous Leopold(Bild: Schloss Tabor/broboters)

(Bild: Schloss Tabor/broboters)

"Emperor" Martin Weinek and "Leopold" Martin Bermoser(Bild: Schloss Tabor/broboters)

(Bild: Schloss Tabor/broboters)

Haider has a special gag in store for the two Sunday performances: the operetta becomes a "sing-along" event: "The audience can and should sing along, and there is an interactive bag, including a handkerchief to wave when the beautiful Sigismund arrives, or a flag to wave when the Emperor appears!" The fun is hosted by Haider - and Silvia Schneider!

Info and tickets: schlosstabor.at; playing until August 11