Der Zauberer von Oz

Music theatre with puppetry (in German)

Musikverein Vienna & Philharmonie Luxembourg (Brucknerhaus Linz, 03/2027)2026Text & Stage Director
CreatePuppetryFamily operaFirst own text
Photo trailer: a fairy in a white feathered dress, a clarinettist beside a pumpkin-headed puppet, the lion and Dorothy with a tuba.

Der Zauberer von Oz

Music theatre with puppetry (in German)

Musikverein Vienna & Philharmonie Luxembourg (Brucknerhaus Linz, 03/2027)2026Text & Stage Director
CreatePuppetryFamily operaFirst own text

A music theatre production for the whole family, combining live music with puppetry: Dorothy’s journey through Oz unfolds through song, sound and puppet figures built and performed by Suse Wächter – with Lenya Gramß as Dorothy.

Anisha Bondy wrote the text together with Suse Wächter – her first own libretto, developed alongside the staging. Matthias Werner, co-founder of Federspiel, created this heart-warming piece for clarinet, low brass and piano. The piece was commissioned by the Musikverein Vienna and the Philharmonie Luxembourg; a further run at the Brucknerhaus Linz is planned for March 2027. More performances of this eminently tourable piece are in the works!

Role

Text & Stage Director

Dates

  • World premiere 17 January 2026, Musikverein Vienna (Brahms-Saal)
  • 25 January 2026, Philharmonie Luxembourg
  • 20–27 March 2027, Brucknerhaus Linz

Credits

  • Music — Matthias Werner
  • Text & Stage Director — Anisha Bondy
  • Text, puppets, puppetry, acting & concept — Suse Wächter
  • Costume & set — Renate Vogg, Verena Geier
  • Actor — Lenya Gramß
  • Piano — Mitra Kotte
  • Clarinet — Frédéric Alvarado-Dupuy
  • Low brass (trombone / bass trumpet) — Thomas Winalek

Photos

  • Julia Wesely

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A performer in a white feathered costume spreads her arms, beside her a striped puppet figure.

01. Figures

Julia Wesely

A hot-air balloon hovers above the stage in the Musikverein, the audience in the foreground.
A young woman laughs with delight.
A puppet figure appears in green light in a doorway.

02. Performance

Julia Wesely

Children’s hands clapping in pink light.
Curtain call on the stage of the Musikverein.
The ensemble with green neckerchiefs poses cheerfully for a group photo.

03. Audience & ensemble

Julia Wesely

Black-and-white: a costumed figure crouches on the floor between two open doors.

04. Backstage

Julia Wesely