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Elisabeth?

OK, I give up.  Someone please explain….

For at least a year I’ve been baffled.  What is the deal with all this Elisabeth stuff?  Sissi?  Apparently a real person who was once Empress of Austria?  Related somehow to a musical?  Which may or may not be related to Tanz der Vampire?  I am so lost.

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@Rienerose happy to explain as I asked similar questions to @3andastra3 a few months ago.

Elisabeth is the most successful German language musical of all times. Historically accurate in telling the story of Sisi, Empress of Austria. Written by Levay and Kunze who have also written many other successful Austrian/German musicals. This musical is packed with so many great and memorable songs. 

Tanz der Vampire is another popular German language rock musical with a cult like following as my fellow Tanzblrs can attest to. Written by Steinman (who wrote for Meat Loaf) and Kunze. It has an interesting history from a POTO fan point of view, with the lead Graf von Krolock being originated by Steve Barton in 1997. They created an English language version on Broadway in 2002 with Michael Crawford as the lead, as sadly Steve Barton passed away in 2001. They made so many changes to make it appealing to American audiences, butchered the original musical, and it was a total flop. So tragically, this musical is not known to most English speaking musical fans.

If you are a fan of musicals, highly recommend watching these two to start. I was skeptical at first when I started a few months ago. It can be hard to appreciate them at first when you’re watching grainy bootlegs with subtitles (rather than a live theatre performance). Hang in there, you get used to it and the reward is great. These musicals are on par with POTO and Les Mis in terms of story, feels and melodies. The German language is so dramatic and powerful when sung, perfectly suited for these musicals. My playlist is now filled with mainly German language musical songs + a few POTO songs. 

Here are some YT links of subtitled versions:

Elisabeth 

Tanz Der Vampire (It took me 20 mins to start enjoying this one - when Krolock makes his entrance).

Hope you like them @rienerose. Don’t spend all your free time watching these. I am eagerly awaiting your POTO FFN updates. XD

#elisabeth#tanz der vampire#tdv#capenoires
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German musicals - week 4

Thanks to the recs from @3andastra3 and @drakorn im discovering the world of German language musicals. Watching one a week. They’re so dark and dramatic (the 4 I’ve seen so far), and I’m totally hooked. I used to think it was a harsh sounding language but it’s really growing on me. The songs sound more expressive in German, compared to the English versions.

Some thoughts (and links to the versions I watched):

Week 1 - Tanz der Vampire 

  • This musical has everything - great music, interesting characters, and stunning visuals and dance sequences. Up there with POTO as my favorite musical. 
  • Krolock is a intriguing character (Drew Sarich’s Krolock is good looking and charming) . 
  • Jim Steinman is a genius (and yes I’m a closet meatloaf fan). Wish he would write more musicals.
  • Drew Sarich version

Week 2 - Elisabeth

  • Easy to see why it’s the most successful German language musical. 
  • The music is phenomenal, among the best I’ve heard (on par with Phantom and Les Mis). So many hit songs. I don’t know why they didn’t bring this to Broadway. It has much better story and music than Rebecca. Can’t go wrong with a historical story.
  • Pia has a great voice and makes a great Sisi. Couldn’t relate to her character though, kept on thinking she was a terrible mother.
  • Pia Douwes and Uwe Kroger version

Week 3 - Rebecca

Week 4 - Dracula

  • Uwe again. Is he in every German musical?
  • I can say I’m a fan of vampire musicals now. 
  • Thomas Borchert was an amazing Dracula, very powerful performance. So good at playing creepy at the beginning.
  • Thomas Borchert and Uwe Kroger, Graz proshot 2007

I still have others to watch - Mozart, Rudolph, Romeo & Juliette next. Let me know if you have any other recs.

#tanz der vampire#tdv#elisabeth das musical#rebecca das musical#dracula das musical#german musicals#capenoires
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