An elegant and sophisticated show, at times mischievous, that combines great characters with the frivolity of parlor gossip...
Vienna, 1800: loves, separations, intrigues swirl to the circular rhythm of the waltz, an immoral dance that changed an era. It intoxicates the young, captivates the ladies, reduces the distances between dancers, and imposes itself in the salons of the Imperial Court, dictating the rules of courtship and customs.
The Strauss family becomes the spokesperson for change, interpreting the fashion not only of a city but of all Europe: «There is no life without Strauss!», declared the subjects of Emperor Ferdinand and later the courtiers of Sissi and Franz Joseph. The Strauss family reciprocated with a sea of polkas and waltzes, generously providing material for social chronicles and gossip, being the protagonists of a dynasty made of family rivalries, extramarital loves, divorces, and marriages: “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”, “Pizzicato Polka”, “The Waltz of the Kiss” are just some of the masterpieces that still make entire generations dream.
The Strauss family becomes the spokesperson for change, interpreting the fashion not only of a city but of all Europe: «There is no life without Strauss!», declared the subjects of Emperor Ferdinand and later the courtiers of Sissi and Franz Joseph. The Strauss family reciprocated with a sea of polkas and waltzes, generously providing material for social chronicles and gossip, being the protagonists of a dynasty made of family rivalries, extramarital loves, divorces, and marriages: “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”, “Pizzicato Polka”, “The Waltz of the Kiss” are just some of the masterpieces that still make entire generations dream.
An elegant and sophisticated show, at times mischievous, that unites great characters with the frivolity of parlor gossip...
Show written and narrated by Lucia Margherita Marino
ECLECTIC - The Youth Orchestra of ESTEMPORANEA
Tamara Bairo – conductor
