Sylvester Levay

Mozart!

Rock meets rococo in this dynamic biographical musical about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay's hit musical presents the legendary composer not as a distant myth, but as a flawed, vibrant, and relatable human being torn between court tradition and personal freedom. Blending modern genres like rock and ragtime with original rococo melodies, the production explores the eternal conflict of a creative genius suffocated by expectations yet driven by his art.

Featuring lavish design and a rich score, the 2-act staging follows the prodigy from his youth to his untimely death at 35. Audiences will find striking contemporary parallels in Mozart's struggles with destiny, rebellion, and self-destruction, all while his alter ego 'Amadé' relentlessly pursues him on stage.

✻ Best for
  • Musical
  • Live orchestra
  • Dance-focused
  • Premiere
  • Mature themes
✻ Venue

Kaunas State Musical Theatre

Laisvės ave. 91, Kaunas
Centras · Kaunas
✻ Before you book

Things worth knowing.

  1. Age ratingThis production carries an N-7 age rating.
  2. LanguagePerformed in Lithuanian.
  3. Premiere contextThis production premiered on October 6, 2023.

Performances

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Production

✻ Creative

Composer
Sylvester Levay
Playwright
Michael Kunze
Music director and conductor
Jonas Janulevičius
Set designer
Artūras Šimonis
Costume and make-up designer
Juozas Statkevičius
Conductor
Oksana Madaraš
Choreographer
Dainius Bervingis
Chorus master
Rasa Vaitkevičiūtė
Lighting designer
Audrius Jankauskas
Video design
Arvydas Strimaitis

✻ Cast on this run

Volfgangas Mocartas
Martynas Beinaris / Vygantas Bemovas
Leopoldas Mocartas
Jonas Lamauskas / Laimonas Pautienius
Nanerlė Mocart
Ingrida Kažemėkaitė-Kunigėlė / Viktorija Zeilikovičiūtė
Jeronimas Koloredas
Jeronimas Milius / Rokas Laureckis / Žanas Voronovas
Grafas Arko
Žygimantas Galinis / Joris Rubinovas
Cecilija Veber
Akvilė Garbenčiūtė / Ieva Vaznelytė
Konstanca Veber
Marija Arutiunova / Iveta Kalkauskaitė Majauskienė
Baronesė fon Valdšteten
Živilė Lamauskienė / Kristina Siurbytė
Emanuelis Šikanederis
Ramūnas Urbietis / Žanas Voronovas
Ana Marija Mocart / Marija Teresė
Rita Preikšaitė / Viktorija Streiča
Aloizija Veber
Ieva Goleckytė / Emilija Mackevičienė
Jozefa Veber
Gabrielė Bielskytė / Gabrielė Kuzmickaitė
Sofija Veber
Karina Ivanickytė / Taurinta Klesevičiūtė / Agnė Kurauskaitė
Fridolinas Veberis / Johanas Torvartas
Faustas Januška / Evaldas Leskauskas
Dr. Francas Antonas Mezmeris / Jozefas II
Dainius Bervingis / Ramūnas Šimukauskas