The Threepenny Opera

The production presents "The Threepenny Opera" by Bertolt Brecht (text) and Kurt Weill (music), with contributions by Elisabeth Hauptmann, complemented by a prologue - "Jonathan Wild will ein Exemple statuieren" by Rafael David Kohn, inspired by Bertolt Brecht, with music by Adrian Rinck. All performances take place in front of the castle in Bad Bergzabern.

The prologue begins at the Schlosshotel Bergzaberner Hof and leads the audience through the old town - along Königsstrasse, past the Weingut-Stadtmühle Auspurger, along Markstrasse - all the way to the castle. After a 30-minute interval, The Threepenny Opera begins on a purpose-built stage with a concert pavilion in front of the castle's imposing stone staircase. The area between Königsstrasse and the stage is fitted with seating. The running time is 2.5 hours.

From 17:00, dinner is served at the Olive restaurant in the Schlosshotel Bergzaberner Hof - bookable in advance. Local wines are also available from participating estates: Weingut Knöll, Weingut Vogel/Bad Bergzabern, and Stiftsweingut Frank Meyer/Gleiszellen-Gleishorbach.

Cast:
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum - Daniel Minetti
Celia Peachum - Celina Felicitas Breest
Polly Peachum - Vivien Andrée
Macheath - Brigitte Urhausen
Brown - Hubertus Rösch
Lucy Brown - Caroline Röher
Spelunken Jenny - Jennifer Beyer
Moritatensänger, Trauerweiden Walter - Ralf Eßwein
Münz Matthias, Smith, Constable - Vladislav Weis
Hakenfinger Jakob, Filch, Constable, Pastor Kimball - Moritz Häußler

Musical cast:
Saxophones, clarinet, flutes - Alberto Menendez
Clarinet, saxophones, bassoon - Jonas Neubauer
Trumpet 1 - Michael Hammer
Trumpet 2 - Niklas Müller
Trombone - Jan Kamp
Double bass - Mario Angelov
Mandolin, banjo, guitar - Christian Lassen
Timpani, drums, percussion - Julian Losigkeit, Frank Christmann
Harmonium, piano, celesta, conductor - Adrian Rinck

Creative team:
Direction - Sascha May