Guest performances in Linz

Viennese soul, Thomas Bernhard and classical stars

Heldentenor Andreas Schager, pop singer Ariel Oehl, Maya Hakvoort, the grande dame of musicals, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča(Bild: Krone KREATIV/David Jerusalem, Tim Cadadini, Sarah Katharina, Alexander Haiden)

Classical voices and young pop stars: the Linz Landestheater is presenting a selection of guest performances in the first half of the year. The stage is set for a soul musician with deep roots in Vienna as well as literary icons. The venues are the Musiktheater and the Schauspielhaus. 

Whether at the Musiktheater or the Schauspielhaus, the Landestheater presents cutting-edge stars from various genres in its series of guest performances.

Even the "inventors of Viennese soul" are there, as the five-piece jazz and blues group "5/8erl in Ehr'n" is often secretly referred to. They will be presenting their seventh studio album "Burn On" in Linz (March 16).

In the "Great Voices" series, the Lower Austrian Heldentenor Andreas Schager performs a gala concert with the Bruckner Orchestra for the first time (March 23). Singer and songwriter Ariel Oehl, who wowed audiences on stage in last year's play "Tom auf dem Lande", stops in Linz on his "Tour of Hope" (May 9). You can look forward to indie pop with driving beats, lively bass lines and songs that get under your skin.

In the starting blocks: The seventh studio album by the Viennese band "5/8erl in Ehr'n".(Bild: Astrid Knie)

Musical journeys and big "grumblers"
Maya Hakvoort, the grande dame of musicals, takes the audience on a very personal musical journey with songs by Barbra Streisand (May 26).

The renowned Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča returns to the Musiktheater for a third exclusive recital (29 May) after two completely sold-out concert evenings with standing ovations. Accompanied by Guillermo García Calvo (Madrid), the enchanting vocal virtuoso will offer a first-class listening experience with selected opera arias and songs.

But there is also room for Burgtheater flair in the guest performances at the Linz Landestheater. Nicholas Ofczarek and the Musicbanda Franui bring "Holzfällen" by Thomas Bernhard - Austria's most famous "Grantler" - to the stage (June 8).