Franui: JOSEPH ROTH - HOTEL SAVOY

Nicholas Ofczarek
Musicbanda Franui

New program in cooperation with the Burgtheater Vienna. A production of the Musicbanda Franui. World premiere

Following the sensational success of Thomas Bernhard's Hölzfällen Franui celebrated with Nicholas Ofczarek, a new joint project is being launched in Erl. This time, the congenial stage combination of the castle actor and the Musicbanda is dedicated to Joseph Roth's novel Hotel Savoy, the was published in 1924. In it, the hotel of the same name in an Eastern European city becomes a microcosm of the disintegration of Europe after the First World War. The novel tells the story of a war returnee who ends up stranded in the Hotel Savoy. It is a place of extreme social contrasts: The rich revel in luxury on the lower floors, while misery reigns on the upper floors. The social tensions escalate and finally explode ..

What awaits us musically: Franui combines operetta hits from the period between 1900 and 1935 with Roth's lyrics. Behind every cheerful melody lurk abysses, catastrophes, tragedies - musical surprises, just as we know and appreciate from Franui.

Team

Nicholas Ofczarek

Nicholas Ofczarek, born in Vienna in 1971, is one of the most versatile actors in the German-speaking world. He completed his training at the former Conservatory of the City of Vienna. Since 1994, he has been an ensemble member of the Burgtheater, where he has been seen in central roles under directors Claus Peymann, Anselm Weber, Andrea Breth, Martin Kušej, Jan Bosse, Frank Castorf, Karin Beier, Matthias Hartmann and Barbara Frey. At the Salzburg Festival, he portrayed Everyman from 2010 to 2012. In addition to his theater roles, he also regularly appears in film and television productions, including in films and series by David Schalko. In cinema, he was seen in Schwere Jungs, Sommer der Gaukler, Jesus liebt mich, Die göttliche Ordnung, Cortex, Nightlife and Der Räuber Hotzenplotz. He has received numerous awards, including the Nestroy Prize and the Grimme Prize twice each. In 2017, he was awarded the title "Kammerschauspieler" (Chamber Actor).

Musicbanda Franui

Franui ist der Name einer Almwiese im Osttiroler Dorf Innervillgraten, in dem der Großteil der Musiker:innen der gleichnamigen Musicbanda aufgewachsen ist. Franui spielt seit 1993 in nahezu unveränderter Besetzung und ist bei vielen Festivals und Veranstaltern zu Gast, u. a. im Wiener Konzerthaus, am Burgtheater, bei den Salzburger und Bregenzer Festspielen, an der Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, bei den Münchner Opernfestspielen, in der Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, der Philharmonie de Paris und am Schauspielhaus Zürich. Mit seinen Neuinterpretationen der Lieder von Schubert, Schumann, Brahms und Mahler wurde das Ensemble weitum bekannt. Es versteht sich als „Umspannwerk zwischen Klassik, Volksmusik, Jazz und zeitgenössischer Kammermusik“. Die Musiker:innen arbeiten häufig mit herausragenden Bühnenpartner:innen zusammen, u. a. mit dem Bassbariton Florian Boesch, dem Puppenspieler Nikolaus Habjan, dem Wienerlied-Duo Die Strottern und dem Kabarett-Duo Maschek.