World premiere 2025

Monarch Maria Theresa becomes a musical star

From the Hofburg to the Ronacher: Maria Theresa will become a singing stage character from October 2025.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/VBW / (c) Rupert Steiner, APA/picturedesk.com)

After Empress Elisabeth, Mozart, Sigmund Freud and, most recently, Falco, the Habsburg monarch Maria Theresa is now also being brought to the musical stage: to be seen from October 10, 2025 at the Ronacher in Vienna!

Anyone who has achieved world fame in this country can be sure that they will one day become the title character of a local musical production. This is what happened to Empress Elisabeth, her son Rudolf, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sigmund Freud and, most recently, pop star Falco.

So it was only a matter of time before Archduchess Maria Theresa also began to sing: on October 10, 2025, the musical about the Habsburg ruler will celebrate its world premiere at the Ronachertheater in Vienna, produced in-house by Vereinigte Bühnen Wien (VBW) - where, unsurprisingly, musical director Christian Struppeck will once again be responsible for the creative development. What's in store for the audience? "A vivid portrait of power, passion and historical change."

The most important musical ingredient comes from the multi-award-winning composer Dieter Falk ("Moses") and his son Paul Falk, the libretto is by the Austrian author Thomas Kahry. The musical is directed by Alex Balga - and who plays the monarch? This secret will be revealed in the summer. Paula Wessely, Marie-Luise Stockinger, Stefanie Reinsperger and Ursula Strauss have already slipped into her role in film and television.