Admin

Organization

Singer

Contralto

Julia Koci

Gloria Mills

Tenor

Andreas Bieber

Axel Swift

Soprano

Juliette Khalil

Jessie Leyland

Peter Lesiak

Theodor Herlinger

Bass

Kurt Schreibmayer

Cecil McScott

Gerhard Ernst

Kriminalinspektor Morton

Stefan Bischoff

1. Herr

Autor

1. Herr/Autor/Randy Racebottom

Jakob Semotan

2. Herr

Aufnahmeleiter

Ausstattungschef

Rechtsanwalt Bob Peppermint

Oliver Liebl

3. Herr

Komponist

3. Herr/Komponist/Beleuchter/Tommy

Polizeiaufseher Tommy Rogers

Roman Martin

4. Herr

Stuart Williams

4. Herr/Regisseur/Meredith

Maximilian Klakow

5. Herr

Tonmeister

Prinz Tino Taciano

Conductor

Lorenz C Aichner

Stage director

Peter Lund

Costume designer

Daria Kornysheva

Set designer

Sam Madwar

Volksoper Wien

Axel an der Himmelstür

Vienna

Austria

Volksoper

Ralph Benatzky's operetta premiered in 1936 at the Theater an der Wien and made the young Zarah Leander a star overnight. With the atypical contra-alto of the diva, the location Hollywood and with hits like "Gebonde Hände" there was a fresh wind in the operetta genre. In the successful revival at the Volksoper, Bettina Mönch can now be seen as the capricious Hollywood diva Gloria Mills and Andreas Bieber as the gossip reporter Axel. Benatzky's music sounds in new arrangements by Kai Tietje, director Peter Lund enriched the entire production in black and white with funny cartoons by Andreas Ivancics and staged a brilliant stage show.

Axel an der Himmelstür Benatzky

Approved

Production booklet

Further reading