Production History
The world premiere of Elisabeth, directed by Harry Kupfer, took place on September 3, 1992 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Austria, where it ran until January 1997. After a brief hiatus, it reopened on September 4, 1997. The final closing date was on April 25, 1998. In October 2002, a 10th Anniversary miniseries of concerts took place at the Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna. The Vienna production was revived on October 3, 2003 and ran until December 4, 2005.a
Other productions have been mounted in the following countries. Current or upcoming productions are in bold:
- Japan: The Takarazuka Grand Theatre, The Takarazuka Revue- Hyōgo, Japand
- February 16, 1996 - current
- Japan: The Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre, The Takarazuka Revue- Tokyo, Japand
- June 3, 1996 - current
- Japan: The Imperial Garden Theater, The Toho Company- Tokyo, Japan
- June 6, 2000 - ?; 2001–2002; 2004; February 2005; August 3, 2008 - February 2, 2009
- Hungary: The Open-Air Theatre of Szeged- Szeged, Hungary
- August 17, 1996 - September/October 1996
- Hungary: The Operetta Theatre (Budapesti Operett Színház) Budapest, Hungaryc
- October 5, 1996 - January 2005; July 2007 -
- Hungary: The Hungarian National Theatre- Miskolc, Hungary
- Autumn 1999 - April 2001
- Sweden: Musiktheatern i Värmland- Karlstad, Sweden
- September 30, 1999 - January 9, 2000
- Netherlands: Amateur Dutch Production (1998)
- Netherlands: Fortis Circus Theatre, Stage Entertainment, Scheveningen
- November 21, 1999 - July 22, 2001
- Germany: The Colosseum Theater, Stage Entertainment- Essen, Germany
- March 22, 2001 - June 29, 2003
- Germany: The Apollo Theater, Stage Holding/Stage Entertainment- Stuttgart, Germany
- March 6, 2005 - September 17, 2006
- Germany: Theater des Westens, Semmel Concerts/Premium Entertainment- Berlin, Germany
- April 20 - September 27, 2008
- October 2008 - April 2010 (toured throughout Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, and Austria. See tour dates below.e)
- Italy: Miramare Castle, Open-air Concert Version- Trieste, Italyb
- July 21–27, 2004; July 31 - August 6, 2005
- Finland: Turun Kaupunginteatteri, The Municipal Theatre of Turku- Turku, Finland
- September 23, 2005 - December 30, 2006
- Switzerland: Thunersee Open-Air Theatre- Thun, Switzerland
- July 19 - August 30, 2006
- Japan: Umeda Arts Theatre- Osaka, Japan. Original Vienna Production.
- March 28 - April 30, 2007
- South Korea: Samsung Electronics Hall- Seoul, South Korea.
- February 9 - May 13, 2012
- Osaka: Umeda Arts Theatre- Osaka, Japan. Elisabeth in Concert: 20th Anniversary
- October 15 - 22, 2012
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