Past Production Reviews
2The leading team had already staged four Mozart operas in Linz in recent years. The jubilation and the expected standing ovations were mainly for the musical side. Already with the overture, Markus Poschner showed his unquestionable competence for Mozart - with a beaming face and animating gestures for the ladies and gentlemen of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz, who for their part proved their professional quality right from the start. Already the first applause had frenetic quality. Poschner also understands how to accompany and reinforce the soloists to lead them to special performances. All roles could be satisfactorily to excellently cast by members of the ensemble.
Simon Eichenberger ( Director/ Choreographer) used every inch of the Landestheaters huge stage to present the show's real star, the ship itself. Unique set designs ( by Charles Quiggin) combined with all those different stories, from First Class to the Commanders Bridge down to the Third Class, many of them seeking a better world and aiming for their personal American Dream. A heartbreaking moment to witness these passengers boarding the ship, full of hope and joy, already knowing that most of them had to find death instead of the new world. Of course, everybody knows how it has to end, but you are still on the edge of your seat, hoping for a surprising turn-around.
