"In love with skiing"

Salzburg World Cup musical moves to Hamburg

Alfons Haider plays the over-excited World Championships zampano Joe.(Bild: SLT / Tobias Witzgall)

From the slopes to the stage! The Salzburg State Theater has turned the World Ski Championships in Glemmtal into a musical. But that's not all: the play will soon be running on the Reeperbahn. 

The World Ski Championships in Glemmtal are history! What remains are the memories - fair competitions, sunshine and lots of medals for the local athletes. For many ski fans, the World Championships could have lasted much longer. At least the World Championships will continue on stage. Because "Skiverliebt", a musical about the major event, is still running at the Salzburg State Theater until April.

But that's not all! Next winter, the stage play will go on tour and can be seen for several weeks on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg. An adapted version will be shown at the Schmidt Tivoli Theater. A happy coincidence: Martin Lingnau, composer of "Skiverliebt", is the artistic director of the Hamburg theater "A casual thing, it will certainly go down great in Germany too," says a delighted Wolfgang Breitfuß, Director of the Saalbach-Hinterglemm Tourist Board.

Anna Bárbara Bonatto and Anna Rosa Döller play two lesbian ski aces,(Bild: SLT)

What can the Hamburg audience expect? At the center of the musical is downhill skier Anna Maier. She is Austria's greatest hope for a gold medal, but is in danger of falling apart due to the expectations of coach Franz and World Cup organizer Joe.