Stage Director

Ferenc Molnár declined requests from Giacomo Puccini and Kurt Weill, but Rodgers and Hammerstein received the go-ahead to set Liliom to music. They relocated the love story from Budapest to the USA and gave it a more happier ending. The rest of the touching story, in which carousel barker Billy is allowed to return from heaven for one day and give his daughter Louise a star, is history: a film adaptation in 1956, the transformation of the song You'll Never Walk Alone into the quintessential football anthem, and Time magazine's 1999 selection of the best musical of the 20th century.

Premiere: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel

Linz State Theatre

Two courageous children who free themselves from a witch’s clutches through their own ingenuity: Engelbert Humperdinck turned the popular fairy tale into an opera that continues to enchant audiences across generations. Its combination of folk-like melodies with a Wagnerian orchestral sound is unique. The colourful staged production is conducted by Kirill Petrenko. Also taking part is the Vokalhelden choir, drawn from the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Education Programme, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this season.

Stage Director

Matthias Davids

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 4, 2027

Premiere: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel · Bruckner Orchester Linz

27 - 30 May, 2027

Kirill Petrenko conducts “Hänsel und Gretel” · Berliner Philharmoniker

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