donauFESTWOCHEN: Music Theatre at Greinburg Castle

What's it about?

The central baroque music theatre production at Greinburg Castle will break new ground in 2026 and initiate a "Bach opera": "Sophia or The Price of Freedom" combines the timeless power of Johann Sebastian Bach's music with the big questions of our present. At Greinburg Castle, a multi-layered soundscape opens up for a music theatre festival, where the arcaded courtyard becomes a lively stage, performed by the Company of Music and the L'Orfeo Barockorchester under the musical direction of Johannes Hiemetsberger. Music theatre along the ruptures of the present ... Even though Johann Sebastian Bach himself did not compose an opera, his cantatas and choruses unfold an impressive dramatic power. From this rich variety, Saskia Bladt weaves a fine musical texture and shapes Sophia or "The Price of Freedom" into a music theatre pasticcio of our time. With a libretto by Philipp Blom, current social issues become poetically and musically tangible...