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Musketiere!
(2025)Libretto by David Bösch (G)
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Bote & Bock
Schauspielhaus, Saal, Salzburg
David Bösch, director
Conductor: Yura Yang
Company: Salzburger Festspiele Young Singers Project / Angelika Prokopp Sommerakademie der Wiener Philharmoni
| D'ARTAGNAN | Soprano |
| CARDINAL-ESS / 1ST TRIPLET LIEUTENANT / 1ST TRIPLET SKELETON | Mezzo-Soprano |
| PORTOS | Tenor |
| KING / 2ND TRIPLET LIEUTENANT / 2ND TRIPLET SKELETON | Baritone |
| HOLGÈR | actor (Baritone with sung passages) |
| MASTER WU / 3RD TRIPLET LIEUTENANT / 3RD TRIPLET SKELETON | Bass |
D'Artagnan is a fearless girl with one goal: to become a musketeer and free the country from the oppression of the self-absorbed king and his power-hungry advisor, the cardinal. The two possess a mysterious instrument of power: a golden croissant that magically makes people selfish and divides them. In order to restore friendship and cohesion among the people, the power of this sinister pastry must be broken. Together with the cheeky horse Holgär and the somewhat clumsy but amiable Portos (a student of the mysterious Master Wu), d'Artagnan sets off for Paris to face the dangerous task.
Vienna State Opera
For his first opera libretto, director David Bösch has given the classic story of D'Artagnan and the musketeers a good shake-up. The role of the horse Holgär is an entertaining emcee who guides us through the story in a child-friendly and humorous way, while at the same time being part of the story and the musketeer society himself. For one character, the author and director drew inspiration from a completely different universe: The character of Master Wu, who supports and confuses Porthos with enigmatic advice, is based on the animated series Ninjago.
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