Dramaturge

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

At the end of the season, the multi-award-winning Linz Musical Ensemble joins forces for the second time with the Linz State Theatre (BOL) and the Children's Choir of the Linz State Theatre. Following the success of "A Teaspoon of Fairy Dust" last season, they will present a new selection of the best evergreen melodies from the inimitable Disney musical films. These will be performed in opulent arrangements for a large orchestra of more than 60 musicians. 

Dramaturge

Arne Beeker

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 4, 2027

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

May 9, 2027

Premiere: Noch Ein Teelöffel Feenstaub More Of Disney’s Magic Songs · Bruckner Orchester Linz

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