SALZBURGER MARIONETTENTHEATER - ROMEO UND JULIA

„Ach Romeo, Romeo! – Warum heißt du so? Leg deinen Namen ab, und wenn du's nicht willst, schwör mir nur deine Liebe, und ich will keine Capulet mehr sein.“ Shakespeares wohl berühmtestes Drama über zwei junge Liebende aus verfeindeten Familien feiert im Oktober 2024 zum 111-jährigen Jubiläum des Salzburger Marionettentheaters Premiere. 

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In deutscher Sprache mit Erläuterungen auf Englisch

program

Romeo und Julia
William Shakespeare
Tragödie in fünf Akten
Textfassung: Thomas Reichert

Place

In 1893, the old-established Kaltenhausen brewery built "a restaurant and function-rooms" in the Schwarzstrasse, between the Lasser Villa (now the Mozarteum) and the theatre. The architect was Carl Demel, the master builder Valentin Ceconi. In 1897 these function-rooms were converted to the Mirabell Hotel. After World War II the Mirabell Casino was the principal tenant until 1968. Conversion work began in 1970, in order to give the Marionette Theatre a new playhouse. The former dining-room of the Mirabell Hotel was converted into an auditorium with a stage, and its rich decoration of stucco and frescoes is still impressive. There was similar stucco-work, though not quite so opulent, in the foyer, but unfortunately in the course of the 1970/71 conversion it was covered by a plasterboard ceiling. The stucco ceiling underneath was forgotten, to be rediscovered in 2000 when repairs were being carried out. In 2003 the foyer was restored to its original condition.