Luzerner Theater
Development of a foley score / sound design for Bram Jansen’s re-imagining of Abraham’s operetta. The foley was partly performed live by Tora Augestad in her role of the sound designer and partly used in the film by David Röthlisberger that concluded the show.
About
The operetta for Lucerne.
The guest is king, but what if a beloved Grand Hotel is in danger of collapsing due to cheap mass tourism and a takeover by an ominous mogul?
In an attempt to save the hotel a marketing film with a bestseller story is made: the tale of the forbidden love between a waiter and a princess. All hotel employees, from room service to to the concierge, are involved in giving the hotel new splendor – and at the same time boost their own happiness.
In cooperation with the Grand Hotel Schweizerhof, director Bram Jansen merges Abraham’s 1934 operetta with Lucerne’s stories of tourism. Paul Abraham, who throughout his life has never felt more at home than in a hotel, connects swinging Hungarian songs with Viennese “Schmelz” and Berlin’s bite with jazz rhythms.
Credits
Composition: Paul Abraham
Musical direction: William Kelley
Direction: Bram Jansen
With: Tora Augestad, Heidi Maria Glössner, Samuel Streiff, Robert Maszl, Jason Cox, Vuyani Mlinde, Close-Harmony-Quartett: Giulia Bättig, Norma Haller, Chiara Schönfeld, Anna Vogt and the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
Scenography: Robin Vogel
Costume design: Ulrike Scheiderer
Choreography: Ryan Djojokarso
Sound design: Jorg Schellekens
Video: David Röthlisberger
Light design: Marc Hostettler
Dramaturgy: Julia Jordà Stoppelhaar, Johanna Wall
Première
26 October 2019, Bühne, Luzerner Theater (Luzern, CH)