Elizabeth

The musical is based on the tragic fate of the legendary Empress of Austria Elisabeth - the mythical and famous “Sissi”. The story is told by his convicted murderer. It is the gripping story of the fatal and permanent love affair between Sissi and death, heralding the decline of the Habsburg Empire.

Find the trailer of the filmed version of 2012:

General information
  • Style : Tragedy
  • Theme : Royalty, Love, Destiny, Mourning
  • year of creation : 1992
Music
  • Composer : Sylvester Levay
  • Lyricist :Michael Kunze
  • Librettist :Michael Kunze
  • famous songs : Prolog (Prologue) Allen tanzten mit dem Tod (They All Danced With Death) Wie du (Like You) Schön, euch alle zu she'n (Lovely to Have You All Here) Rondo Jedem gibt er das Seine (To Each He Gives His Own) So wie man plant und denkt (Things Never Happen As Planned) Nichts ist schwer (Nothing is Difficult Any More) Alle Fragen sind gestellt (All Questions Have Been Asked) Sie passt nicht (She Doesn't Fit) Der letzte Tanz (The Last Dance) Eine Kaiserin muss glänzen (An Empress Must Shine) Ich Gehör Nur Mir (I Belong to Me) Stationen einer Ehe (Steps of a Wedding) Die Schatten werden länger (The Shadows Grow Longer) Die fröhliche Apokalypse (The Cheerful Apocalypse) Kind oder nicht (Child or Not) Elisabeth, mach auf mein Engel (Elisabeth, Open Up My Angel) Milch (Milk) Beauty Care (Schönheitspflege) - Countess Esterházy, Ladies-in-Waiting Kitsch (Kitsch) Éljen ("Long Live...") Wenn ich tanzen will (When I Want to Dance) Mama, wo bist du? (Mama, Where Are You?) Sie ist verrückt (She Is Insane) Nichts, nichts, gar nichts (Nothing, Nothing, Nothing at All) Wir oder sie (Us or Her) Nur kein Genieren (Don't Play the Prude) Die Maladie (The Malady) Bellaria (Bellaria) Die rastlosen Jahre (The Restless Years) Hass (Hate) Wenn ich dein Spiegel wär (If I Were Your Mirror) Totenklage (Dirge) Boote in der Nacht (Ships in the Night) Der Schleier fallt (The Veil Descends)
  • Famous performers :
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  • Inspired by another work : The musical is based on the life of the Empress of Austria, "Sissi".
  • Exists in film : The show has been filmed many times and there are 8 DVDs of the show.
Awards
  • Number of years on display : 5
  • anecdotes : Since its creation in 1992, the show has been performed in more than 1 country and in 7 different languages, making "Elisabeth" the most popular German-language musical in the world with more than 10 million spectators.
Currently on stage