Tabor Castle

Spurs for the brightly colored Rössl

"Das weiße Rössl" at Tabor Castle with Lake Wolfgangsee in the paddling pool and a purple mountain of sheep in which the orchestra is housed.(Bild: Schloss Tabor/© Katharina Schiffl)

The premiere of "Im weißen Rössl" took place at Tabor Castle in Neuhaus am Klausenbach in southern Burgenland, the second venue under Alfons Haider's general directorship alongside Mörbisch. The operetta hit shone in a brightly colored backdrop despite the rain.

Tabor Castle in Burgenland is now the setting for the Benatzky operetta hit "Im weißen Rössl". The eye-catcher is the brightly colored backdrop, including Lake Wolfgang, which has been transported to the paddling pool, and a purple flashing sheep mountain, from the think tank of set designer Stephan Prattes ("I am from Austria", "Falco"), who is making his directorial debut here:

However, there is still room for improvement (as with the inflatable trees that appear in the course of the evening) - especially in terms of tempo, dynamics and character direction: the Rössl occasionally falls off the trot. However, a lively ensemble, above all Martin Bermoser as the amorous Leopold, Lukas Karzel as the well-coiffed Dr. Siedler and Markus Störk as the overdrawn Sigismund, keep giving it the spurs - despite all the rain showers on the opening night. A nice revue theater, ideal for a warm summer evening, which offers the opportunity to sing along on Sundays during the "Sing Along".