Within a few years, the musical sold out more than 5,000 performances on New York's Broadway and in London's West End and has since become one of the most successful musicals of all time. The musical is based on the play "Pygmalion" by Irish Nobel Prize winner Bernard Shaw and was composed by composer Frederick Loewe with immortal tunes such as "I would have danced tonight", "On the street, my darling, where you live" and "With nem little piece of happiness” set to music. The film adaptation of MY FAIR LADY with Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle and Rex Harrison as Professor Higgins is also legendary - the film alone was awarded eight Oscars.
From the naughty snotty nose to the fine lady...
In 1912 London, the linguist Professor Higgins bets his colleague Colonel Pickering that he can raise the flower seller Eliza Doolittle, despite her shrill dialect and vulgar language, from a boisterous street brat to a well-mannered socialite in six months . Higgins teaches Eliza with the utmost rigor until she can finally pronounce sentences like "It's so green when Spain's blossoms bloom" without making a mistake. When trying to prove their skills at the Ascot horse race for the first time to high society, it doesn't work quite so convincingly, so that some of the surrounding ladies faint.... The inveterate bachelor Higgins, who finds it difficult to admit his feelings, gradually realizes that it is difficult for him to hide his beginning sympathy for Eliza.... An exciting rivalry develops on an equal footing....
From the Vienna Volksoper to the Festival for EVERYONE...
The Staufer Festspiele are professionals when it comes to musical theater and entertainment. Whether in opera productions like "The Magic Flute" or in operettas like "Die Fledermaus", they have made over 80,000 visitors happy with their productions. The opulent stage sets on a 40 m wide stage, the many performers, the fantastic costumes and the combination of ambitious amateurs and internationally active soloists guarantee success. In addition to the stage and festival choir, the children's choir and the festival ballet will also make the musical an unforgettable experience. The music theater productions at the Staufer Festival inspire because they offer theater for everyone.
