TOSCA

OPERA IN THREE ACTS BY GIACOMO PUCCINI

 

Tosca’s price of freedom – infamous betrayal and political abuse of power

 

Rome around 1800 – it’s a pity that love doesn’t always triumph over violence and intrigue. The opera singer Tosca’s deep devotion to the rebellious painter Cavaradossi leads to her fatal undoing: when the tyrannical police chief Scarpia wants her all to himself, she becomes the victim of a brutal regime. Tosca fights bravely and intelligently for dignity and freedom, but betrayal knows no mercy. In the end, everyone is dead – the lover, the tyrant and Tosca herself – through a bold but fatal leap from the Castel Sant’Angelo. Tosca chooses death as her final act of autonomy. Free, but dead. Giacomo Puccini’s music makes hearts tremble and tears flow.

ITALIAN I GERMAN SURTITLES

MUSICAL DIRECTION: CORNELIA VON KERSSENBROCK

DIRECTOR & CONCEPT: LUDWIG BAUMANN

STAGE DESIGN: PROF. DR. NIKOLAUS HIPP

LIGHTING & VIDEO DESIGN: MAXIMILIAN ULRICH

FESTIVAL CHOIR IMMLING

CHILDREN’S CHOIR IMMLING

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IMMLING

PLAYING TIME: CA. 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES + APPROX. 30 MINUTES BREAK

LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR

OPERA IN THREE ACTS BY GAETANO DONIZETTI

 

Forbidden love, madness and a bloody wedding night

 

Heavy fog lies over the Scottish moors and cold castles of the 18th century. In Donizetti’s opera, nature is a mirror of inner turmoil – you can hear that. The young Lucia falls in love with the arch-enemy of the family. This prompts her power-hungry brother to spin evil intrigues. A love drama with a bloody ending. Loving Edgardo but having to marry the unloved Arturo drives Lucia to sheer madness. On her wedding night, she stabs the bridegroom and sings herself into madness. Donizetti’s bel canto gem combines virtuosity with tragedy. One more opera in which love ends fatally and music becomes immortal

 

ITALIAN I GERMAN SURTITLES

MUSICAL DIRECTION: N.N

DIRECTION & STAGE DESIGN: N.N

FESTIVAL CHOIR IMMLING

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IMMLING

 

PLAYING TIME: CA. 2 HOURS 45 MINUTES + APPROX. 30 MINUTES BREAK

THE MAGIC FLUTE

OPERA IN TWO ACTS BY WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

IN GERMAN LANGUAGE

 

Mozart’s magic returns to Immling’s stage

 

It is the work that started it all. Thirty years ago, Ludwig Baumann, who himself played the role of Papageno 367 times on stages all over the world, wanted to perform Mozart’s Magic Flute at a quarry pond. Rehearsals went on for weeks. Then came the rain – and the ingenious idea of moving the event to the newly built indoor riding arena. The IMMLING FESTIVAL was born! The “Magic Flute” is therefore a must in this anniversary year. Look forward to a thrilling production and embark on an adventurous journey with Prince Tamino and his companion Papageno. A fantastic story about love, wisdom, courage, friendship and unforgettable arias.

 

MUSICAL DIRECTION: CORNELIA VON KERSSENBROCK

DIRECTOR & STAGE DESIGN: LUDWIG BAUMANN

COSTUME DESIGN: LILLI HARTMANN

LIGHTING & VIDEO DESIGN: MAXIMILIAN ULRICH

FESTIVAL CHOIR IMMLING

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IMMLING

 

PLAYING TIME: CA. 3 HOURS + APPROX. 30 MINUTES BREAK

UN BALLO DIE MASCERA

OPERA IN THREE ACTS BY GIUSEPPE VERDI

 

Ménage à trois with fatal consequences: “A Masked Ball” with an insight into the art of deception

 

Once upon a time in Boston, USA, at the end of the 17th century. Admittedly, it’s a wild story: a governor falls in love with the wrong woman, namely his best friend. Although a fortune teller predicts what will happen, the drama continues unabated. The friend mutates into a murderer, his wife is morally trapped and emotionally torn apart. At the bitter end, she involuntarily becomes complicit in the murder of her lover. Verdi stages the glittering masked ball as an operatic thriller full of dazzling arias.

The fatal finale is the final highlight.

 

ITALIAN I GERMAN SURTITLES

MUSICAL DIRECTION: CORNELIA VON KERSSENBROCK

DIRECTOR & STAGE DESIGN: VERENA VON KERSSENBROCK

COSTUME DESIGN: LILLI HARTMANN

CHOREOGRAPHY: REBECCA GOLLWITZER

VIDEO DESIGN: MAXIMILIAN ULRICH

LIGHTING DESIGN: ARNDT SELLENTIN

FESTIVAL CHOIR IMMLING

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IMMLING

 

PLAYING TIME: CA. 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES + APPROX. 30 MINUTES BREAK

MESSA DA REQUIEM

BY GIUSEPPE VERDI

IN LATIN LANGUAGE

 

A requiem like an operatic drama – full of passion, pain and hope. Verdi wrote his poignant work in memory of the poet Alessandro Manzoni, whom he greatly admired. The premiere took place in Milan in 1874 and was conducted by Verdi himself. The “Messa da Requiem” will feature international and Georgian soloists, the festival orchestra and choir, the Georgian Sinfonietta, the Batumi Choir, the Georgian State Choir Tbilisi and the Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Cornelia von Kerssenbrock. The first performance will take place on April 8, 2026 as the opening of the “Tbilisi Choral Music International Festival” in Georgia, the second on August 2, 2026 at the IMMLING FESTIVAL.

The project deliberately sets an example for cultural exchange and understanding in Europe. Verdi’s work becomes a medium for making themes such as transience, hope and community tangible across national and cultural borders, especially in times of geopolitical tensions.

 

MUSICAL DIRECTION: CORNELIA VON KERSSENBROCK

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IMMLING

FESTIVAL CHOIR IMMLING

SOLOISTS OF THE IMMLING FESTIVAL

ANNIVERSARY GALA

JOY OF THE GODS

L. BEETHOVEN – SYMPHONY NO. 9, R. STRAUSS – DON JUAN & ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA

Three classical masterpieces in one evening. “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” is a sound epic by Richard Strauss about the human search for knowledge. In “Don Juan”, we encounter man in all his vitality, desire and passion. And Beethoven’s 9th Symphony is an appeal to community, joy and brotherhood and the unifying power of music that transcends borders. This is what the IMMLING FESTIVAL has stood for for 30 years.

FINALE GRANDE

MUSICAL FIREWORKS

Traditionally, the artists, the Immlingen Festival Choir and the Festival Orchestra bid farewell with highlights from operas and musicals. Music to linger and dream to. The evening has cult status.

 

MUSICAL DIRECTION: CORNELIA VON KERSSENBROCK

FESTIVAL CHOIR IMMLING

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IMMLING

SOLOISTS OF THE IMMLING FESTIVAL

MOONWALK

A Michael Jackson ballet

THE KING OF POP.

A BALLET BY PETER BREUER

 

Jacko’s “Moonwalk” is a step backwards and yet a leap into the light: the King of Pop has passed away far too soon. Choreographer Peter Breuer and the Europaballett St.

Pölten a dance tribute full of iconic songs, stylized movement and emotional resonance. An artistic obituary that pays tribute to Jackson’s oeuvre.

STUDIO CONCERT

PIANO MATINEE WITH KIT ARMSTRONG

STUDIO ANTJE TESCHE-MENTZEN IN HAFENDORF

 

Look forward to a matinee in the extraordinary ambience of an artist’s studio with the internationally acclaimed pianist Kit Armstrong. The program includes piano works by Chopin and Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” as well as his own compositions based on paintings by Antje Tesche-Mentzen.

 

MUSICAL DIRECTION: CORNELIA VON KERSSENBROCK

FESTIVAL CHOIR IMMLING

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IMMLING

SOLOISTS OF THE IMMLING FESTIVAL

BUENA VISTA IMMLING

PEARLSEER & TROVASUR

DINNER & MUSIC

Traces of alpine elements in Mexican polkas or in the finely swinging Creole vals. With brilliant interpretations of songs by Edith Piaf, Georges Moustaki and Manu Chao, Perlseer & Trovasur demonstrate how Cuban and Latin American rhythms in turn made their way to Europe.

VIENNA VIENNA, YOU ALONE

VIENNESE OPERETTA EVENING

DINNER & MUSIC

 

Waltzes, love stories and esprit – an evening full of charm and seductive melodies. Enjoy the flair of operetta – light, lively and entertaining with lots of catchy tunes. Longing, love and a champagne mood – the world of operetta in its most beautiful form.

 

VIVA MUSICA SALZBURG & SOLOISTS OF THE IMMLING FESTIVAL

O SOLE MIO

WITH SOLOISTS OF THE IMMLING FESTIVAL & DUOSOLEMIO

DINNER & MUSIC

 

Accompany Immling’s soloists and Grandi Tenori on a journey from Napoli to Sicily and let yourself be seduced by the culinary delights of the south. Dolce vita, bella musica, grande amore! And if the weather also plays along and we can experience the Immlinger sunset during the interval… O sole mio! The Immlingen cult evening.

The AKADEMIE IMMLING presents the musical

CATS

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Based on the “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Eliot

German by Michael Kunze

Orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber

Original production by Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. and The Really Useful Group Ltd.

 

The musical of the magical cat world

 

Meow! Ears pricked and whiskers raised: Forget everything you know about musicals and let a bunch of crazy furry noses sneak onto the stage. Thanks to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and the ingenious lyrics by T. S. Eliot, you can prepare yourself for upscale, eccentric musical theater fun with a whiff of sung spiritual messages that certainly don’t just apply to feline creatures. They put their paws on the dance floor. “CATS” is feline glamor with drama on – yes, really! – a garbage tip as a stage. The youngsters from Immlingen deliver: a wild mix of dance battle, singing show and identity crisis in a fur costume!

 

MUSICAL DIRECTION: KONSTANTIN SCHILLER

VOCAL DIRECTION: LUKAS GAHABKA

DIRECTOR & STAGE DESIGN: VERENA VON KERSSENBROCK

COSTUME DESIGN: LILLI HARTMANN

CHOREOGRAPHY: JUDITH SEIBERT

 

PLAYING TIME: CA. 2 HOURS + APPROX. 30 MINUTES BREAK

ACADEMY IMMLING

SHIELD LADY: MARINA MEGGLE

THE MAGIC FLUTE

VERSION FOR CHILDREN AFTER WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

 

A magical adventure for eyes, ears and hearts

 

A fearsome dragon, three cheeky ladies, a glittering flute and two brave friends on a great voyage of discovery – that’s what Mozart’s “Magic Flute” is all about. Director Ludwig Baumann stages a mega-cool children’s version. Birdcatcher Papageno and Prince Tamino set off on a journey to a foreign land on behalf of the Queen of the Night. Together they are to free her daughter Pamina from the clutches of Sarastro… Immerse yourself in a fantastic, mysterious world full of color, music and trials that show how important trust, courage and wisdom are.

 

MUSICAL DIRECTION: IRIS SCHMID

DIRECTOR & CONCEPT: LUDWIG BAUMANN

COSTUME DESIGN: LILLI HARTMANN

LIGHTING & VIDEO DESIGN: MAXIMILIAN ULRICH

CHILDREN’S CHOIR OF THE ACADEMY IMMLING

SOLOISTS OF THE IMMLING FESTIVAL

 

PLAYING TIME: CA. 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES + APPROX. 30 MINUTES BREAK