Andrea Eckert - Master Class - Kultur.Sommer.Semmering

What's it about?

"Andrea Eckert achieves the stage miracle of movingly bringing Callas to life in her passion and devotion to art." - Kurier For decades, McNally's play "Master Class" has been one of the greatest successes of Kammerschauspielerin Andrea Eckert. In up to 200 performances, she thrilled the Viennese audience in the role of the unforgiving yet deeply vulnerable opera diva Maria Callas, the "icon of bel canto," who is at the end of her stage career here. For her outstanding performance, Eckert was subsequently awarded the renowned Josef Kainz Medal and the Karl Skraup Prize. For Andrea Eckert, "La Divina" is not just a character, but an artistic soulmate who could not be more multifaceted. In a fictional scenario full of sarcastic humor, razor-sharp comments, and poignant drama, Maria Callas acts as a teacher to three young singers. She indulges in memories and, through confronting her own dark sides, ultimately finds her inner truth. An evening where the myth of Callas becomes tangible through acting intensity and unforgettable presence.